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Medical language, chemo brain & heatwaves

James Gallagher explores the medical words that can belittle or blame when we visit the doctor, and takes the confusion out of 'chemo brain', a condition that's often misunderstood.

Does medicine have a language problem? We speak to Rachel who was made to feel like a 'naughty schoolgirl' by the terminology used around the birth of her child. We’ll find out how deep-seated blaming and belittling language in healthcare is, and why. We get sticky and sweaty discussing the dangers of heatwaves to the human body. And we take the confusion out of 'chemo brain' or cancer-related cognitive impairment, and explore why we rarely talk about it and how this is now changing.

Presenter: James Gallagher
Producer: Beth Eastwood

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28 minutes

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  • Tue 12 Jul 2022 21:00
  • Wed 13 Jul 2022 15:30

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