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About Panorama Part 1: Kelly's Story

Kelly Smith, known on social media as Kickass Kell talks to Deborah, Lauren and Steve about her cancer treatment during the coronavirus pandemic.

Kelly Smith, known on social media as Kickass Kell, talks to Deborah, Lauren and Steve about her cancer treatment during the coronavirus pandemic. We also hear from Kelly's mum Mandy who was caring for her.

Ten days after recording, Kelly sadly died.

Parts of this podcast were filmed for a special Panorama documentary called 'Britain's Cancer Crisis', where Deborah investigates fears that the coronavirus pandemic could cause a crisis in cancer care in the UK, how the NHS has managed cancer care during lockdown and she meets more fellow patients to discover what the pandemic has meant for them.

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