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Dr Matthew Brown from the Royal Marsden hospital explains how acupuncture is used to treat pain.

"It's different from the traditional Chinese medicine in as much as we don't believe in the kind of energy flows , the ying and yang, the meridian lines things like that," said the consultant in pain medicine and anaesthetics.

"It's as effective as a lot of the other medications that can be started and it doesn't have any side effects," added Dr Brown.

Who are the #YouMeBigC team?
Rachael Bland aka ‘Big C, Little Me' – well known to Â鶹Éç Radio 5 live and Â鶹Éç audiences as a news presenter. Rachael, was diagnosed with breast cancer in November 2016 and told her cancer was incurable in May 2018.

Lauren Mahon aka ‘Girl vs Cancer’ – Lauren was already a successful lifestyle blogger, so when cancer came calling at the age of 31, she styled it out by setting up a new community for young women with cancer.

Deborah James aka ‘Bowelbabe’ – Stage 4 Bowel Cancer doesn’t stop Deborah from getting to the party. This glamorous 35-year-old mum of two has even been known to drink champagne during chemo!

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