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
"For the 'whatever the weather walk' I raised £550 for the Big C charity to help with treatments and things here and helping to get more stuff for kids that come here," she adds.
From BBC ● Aug. 6, 2024
The You, Me and the Big C podcaster, who also set up the Bowelbabe cancer research fund, died last year aged 40.
From BBC ● May 3, 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
Nov. 13, 1984… Sometimes I wonder if at least a good third of my life has been spent sick. . . whether from Big C or other junk!
From Through these Eyes The courageous struggle to find meaning in a life stressed with cancer by Lauren Ann Isaacson
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