Big C
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of Big C
First recorded in 1970–75
Example Sentences
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Graham Rennie from Larne, is taking part in the relay race to fundraise for The Big C Foundation, set up in memory of his three-year-old son Callum.
From BBC • May 3, 2026
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
The host of the BBC's You, Me and the Big C podcast was praised for her no-nonsense approach to talking about cancer, having shared her experiences of treatment and daily life since her diagnosis.
From BBC • Apr. 4, 2023
If it weren't for Big C, I'd be real healthy!
From Through these Eyes The courageous struggle to find meaning in a life stressed with cancer by Isaacson, Lauren Ann
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