How Long Have You Got?

​It’s a year since Sarah Edmundson, the wonderful co-host of this podcast, died from breast cancer at the age of 38. As a tribute to her daughter, Sarah’s mum, Jacki, talks movingly to Jeremy about how she and Sarah coped with her diagnosis, the reality of looking after someone at home in the final few weeks of their life, and what it’s like to say goodbye as that life draws to a close. This is an...

This week ⁠Sarah⁠ continues to fly solo on the podcast with a deep dive into breast cancer with the largest breast cancer charity in the UK, Breast Cancer Now . Sarah is joined by Sally Kum who is the Associate Director of Nursing, Healthcare, Professional Engagement and Health Information who talks about the incredible work done by the charity around research, funding and support for anyone affec...

On this week’s episode, Sarah takes the mic while Jeremy is away on holiday, and she’s joined by a special guest in the studio to talk about health, fitness and nutrition. Jo Edmondson is a friend of both Jeremy and Sarah who is not only an exercise consultant, but has also recovered from her own breast cancer diagnosis which involved both chemotherapy and radiotherapy, as well as a double mastect...

Tessa Parry-Wingfield shares her extraordinary story. Tessa, who runs a communications company and lives in London with her husband and two daughters, was out for a regular run just over a year ago when her vision felt slighty blurry. It turned out she had a large tumour within her eye which very quickly had to be removed. Here Tessa reveals how it felt knowing an eye was to be taken out, talks ab...

To open our second series, actor, presenter and writer Stephen Fry talks to Jeremy & Sarah about his own experience with prostate cancer - from diagnosis to surgery and life post-cancer. He discusses how kindness, contact and smiling are clinically proven to aid recovery. And, as a renowned wordsmith, we ask him to suggest alternatives to some of the terminology often used in the cancer community...

There’s a fine line between selfishness and self-preservation when you’re living with cancer. You need to look after yourself, those around you need to understand and support you, and yet it can’t just be all about you…Or can it? Sarah and Jeremy on how to make that call. Do contact Macmillan, Breast Cancer Now, Prostate Cancer UK or Cancer Research UK if you or anyone you know is struggling with...

Despite Sarah’s news that the cancer has now spread to her bones, and dealing with the pain that comes with it, Sarah’s new meds and positive attitude mean she will still be joining Jeremy on the Macmillan Might Hike half marathon on June 16. Here the two of them discuss her predicament, their training for the hike, and their hopes and worries about making it to the finish line. If you wish to spo...

How you look can affect how you feel when you live with cancer. And as your body and mind cope with all the changes they’re dealing with, so does the way you want (and can) present yourself to the world. Vickie Keeble, the former style director of Net-A-Porter and Matches Fashion, who is living with secondary breast cancer, tells Sarah and Jeremy about the styling tips she uses to tackle everythin...

Cancer and humour may not appear to be obvious bedmates, but for some people it can provide a dose of light relief, or even make it easier for them to talk about what they’re going through. But it can be a fine line between what’s okay and what’s not - so how do you navigate it? Broadcaster and comedian Maria McErlane - Graham Norton’s radio agony aunt - talks to Sarah and Jeremy about how humour...

One in 8 men will be diagnosed with prostate cancer in their lifetime, yet surprisingly few men know much about the prostate. Ben Challacombe, consultant urological surgeon at Guy’s & St Thomas’s, and one of the country’s leading experts on the treatment of prostatic disease, tells Jeremy & Sarah exactly what the prostate does, why cases of prostate cancer might be on the rise, testing & diagnosis...

Whether you’re struggling with the diagnosis, costs, logistics, a partner who is ill, or life beyond cancer, Macmillan is there to help. Sarah & Jeremy talk to Shelley Hindle, a Macmillan Breast Cancer Nurse Specialist in Cumbria, who explains how it works (for any cancer), how they can help, and how important it can be for some to call an expert - anonymously or not - for information and advice....

We don’t want people to be put off the treatments we discuss. And often, believe it not, they’re not as bad as you may think. So that you know what to expect, Sarah and Jeremy talk frankly about their own experiences of surgery, radiotherapy, chemotherapy and hormone therapy. And in a later episode they will talk to experts in detail about the pros and cons of each of the main cancer treatments av...

Navigating relationships - with family and friends, partners and lovers - can be complicated for everyone. Sarah and Jeremy look at the conundrums you can face with loved ones. As well as the way that cancer can have a major impact on your body and your sex life. If you have concerns about your sex life or relationships because of cancer, Jeremy recommends the specialist nurses at prostatecancer.o...

A brief episode in which Sarah & Jeremy react to the amazing feedback & support they’ve had since launching the podcast, the story about them appeared in the Saturday Times Magazine, and the generosity of listeners and readers in sponsoring their upcoming Mighty Hike for Macmillan

In the second episode of How Long have you Got?, Sarah Edmundson and Jeremy Langmead discuss the difficulties of waiting to find out if you have cancer, the anxiety that comes with scans and biopsies, dealing with the well-meaning but sometimes overwhelming questions you get from family and friends, and coping when you face the actual diagnosis. Sometimes this can be one of the most difficult part...

In this first episode of How Long Have You Got, Sarah Edmundson and Jeremy Langmead talk about why they wanted to make this podcast series, their cancer journeys so far - Sarah has secondary breast cancer, Jeremy has recurrent prostate cancer - and the things they wish they’d been told, and the things they think you might want to know.  Please share your thoughts on the show and contact us through...

Here’s a short intro from Sarah to our new podcast series launching next week…