Big C
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of Big C
First recorded in 1970–75
Example Sentences
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The mother of two, known to many as Bowelbabe, also hosted BBC Sounds' You, Me and the Big C podcast and made a documentary about living with the disease.
From BBC • Dec. 12, 2024
Last year, it was won by You, Me and the Big C, in which Dame Deborah James, Lauren Mahon and Rachael Bland focused on living with cancer.
From BBC • Sep. 28, 2023
Then I got to work with Laura Linney on "The Big C," and then Julia Louis-Dreyfus on "Veep."
From Salon • Apr. 28, 2023
Rachael co-hosted You, Me And The Big C - an award-winning podcast which was praised for tackling the subject of cancer in an original and candid way.
From BBC • Feb. 28, 2023
Maybe it'll get rid of my "Big C"!
From Through these Eyes The courageous struggle to find meaning in a life stressed with cancer by Isaacson, Lauren Ann
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