The Big C & Me follows the lives of nine people across the country living with cancer. Filmed over a year, we are with them as they, and their families, experience everything the disease has to throw at them. From that life changing moment of diagnosis, through treatment and life at home, to whatever lies beyond. Combining observational filmmaking and fixed-rig cameras in hospitals, The Big C & Me enters the world of the cancer patient in 2016.
As series co-producer (in partnership with the BBC), we've collated a range of resources on cancer care. You may like to:
- Download your free booklet 'The Big C' to find out more about people's experiences of cancer.
- Discuss what you think is helpful for someone undergoing cancer treatment in our forum.
- Watch some video interviews with OU nursing and social work graduates on their work and training.
- Try our range of introductory or immediate level free courses on health care and social work.
- Take your learning further by becoming an Open University student of Health & Social Care.
The first episode of The Big C & Me will be broadcast on BBC One on Wednesday 1st June 2016 at 9pm (10.45pm in Scotland). Full broadcast details, and watch again links, can be found on bbc.co.uk.
Download your free booklet
Select the image below to download your free 'The Big C' booklet
How can we make a difference to people living with cancer? How important is communication? Besides doctors and nurses who are the unsung heroes who help those with cancer? Find out the answers to these questions and much more by ordering this free booklet produced by The Open University.
Have your say in our discussion hub
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Discussion hub: What is helpful for someone undergoing treatment for cancer?
Which little kindnesses can you employ to help someone who is undergoing treatment for cancer and their families? Join our discusion forum to have your say.
Read nowDiscussion hub: What is helpful for someone undergoing treatment for cancer?Level: 1 Introductory
Meet some OU graduates working in cancer nursing & social work
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What's it like being a nurse in the cancer field?
Watch these short videos where Open University graduates Anne Hampton and Vikkie Allan tell us what their roles in medical oncology and endoscopy are like and how they help people with cancer.
Watch nowWhat's it like being a nurse in the cancer field?Level: 1 Introductory
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What's it like being a social worker in the cancer field?
Open University social work graduate, Deanne Yarnold-Hill, tell us in this video interview how she worked with those affected by cancer.
Watch nowWhat's it like being a social worker in the cancer field?Level: 1 Introductory
Try a free health and social care course
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Diversity and difference in communication
Interpersonal communication in health and social care services is by its nature diverse. As a consequence, achieving good or effective communication whether between service providers and service users, or among those working in a service means taking account of diversity, rather than assuming that every interaction will be the same. This free course, Diversity and difference in communication, explores the ways in which difference and diversity impact on the nature of communication in health and social care services.
Learn moreDiversity and difference in communicationLevel: 1 Introductory
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Caring in hospitals
This free course, Caring in hospitals, considers the type of care offered in hospitals, using Leeds General Hospital as a case study. The course looks at the people who have roles within the hospital, how they interact with each other and patients, and what they consider to be 'care'. The different approaches and contributions to care by doctors and nurses are explored and patients give their perspective on the care they receive.
Learn moreCaring in hospitalsLevel: 1 Introductory
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Social care in the community
Social care involves the challenge of supporting people who, for a variety of reasons, are unable to function without assistance or supervision. This free course, Social care in the community, focuses on one important area of social care, home care for older people.
Learn moreSocial care in the communityLevel: 1 Introductory
Become an Open University student
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Certificate in Health Sciences
If you're interested in the scientific and social aspects of disease and disability, this certificate is for you. It integrates biological, chemical and physical sciences with psychology, health statistics and social sciences to investigate the underlying causes and solutions in a range of conditions ? from pain and addiction to lung disease and cancer.
Learn moreCertificate in Health Sciences
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