My guest today is Dr Liz O’Riordan. Liz is what’s apparently known in the trade as a double doctor; a breast cancer surgeon with a PhD in molecular oncology.
But more than that Liz is also both expert and patient.
She received her first breast cancer diagnosis aged 40. Her second aged 43 and her third, just two years ago, at the age of 48.
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Her experience of life on both sides of the cancer patient-doctor fence makes her uniquely qualified to talk about it. She now campaigns to inform and educate the breast cancer community and was recently presented with the ‘Future Dreams Humanitarian Award’ for services to the breast cancer community.
The co-author of The Complete Guide to Breast Cancer, Liz has now followed that up with The Cancer Roadmap. Not exactly bedtime reading, you might think, but I - who have been lucky enough to have only had a scare, but do have people close to me experiencing it - inhaled it. Not only is it fascinating but it’s incredibly easy to digest and sure to become a staple for anyone who’s remotely impacted.
Liz joined me for a full and frank conversation about the impact of getting diagnosed with breast cancer at 40, crossing the doctor-patient divide, infertility, menopause, how to have sex when you no longer self-lubricate, losing her hair and her identity and how she’s adjusted to living life with cancer.
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