So Now I’ve Got Breast Cancer

Dr Liz O‘Riordan / Bird Lime Media
  • 4.8 (33)
  • HEALTH & FITNESS
  • UPDATED WEEKLY
So Now I’ve Got Breast Cancer

Everything you want to know about your breast cancer diagnosis but are too afraid to ask. If you’ve just been diagnosed, this is the show for you. Hosted by Dr Liz O’Riordan, the Breast Surgeon with Breast Cancer.

  1. 4 DAYS AGO

    Why you should tell your employer you have breast cancer with Barbara Wilson

    Do you know what your legal rights are when returning to work after cancer? What should your employer do to help you get back to work? Do you have to say you’ve got cancer in a job interview? This episode is all about getting back to work with Barbara Wilson, the founder of the social enterprise Working with Cancer.   ******   You can find Working with Cancer on Linked In: https://www.linkedin.com/company/working-with-cancer   Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/workingwithcanceruk   Or head straight to their website: www.workingwithcancer.co.uk   You can also email them at: admin@workingwithcancer.co.uk   My amazing podcast poet is Donna Ashworth and you heard  a poem from her new book ‘Growing Brave’  - available now in all online bookstores. You can find out more about Donna on her website, or follow her on Instagram and Facebook   Season Three was kindly sponsored by Breast Friends CIC – an organisation that truly understands the power of peer support for anyone on the breast cancer journey. Head over to www.breastfriends.co.uk to find out more. If you would like to sponsor Season Four, please get in touch at hello@oriordan.co.uk.    If you’ve got a question for the show, then please get in touch online or send me a voice note.  You can find me on social media  -  Instagram, X and Facebook. A special thanks goes to medical student Tamara Enthoven for helping me to collate all the questions.   You can also watch this episode! Head to my Youtube channel @DrLizORiordan to see this season’s episodes as they are released and lots of other useful videos full of reliable information.    Subscribe to my monthly newsletter here to find out what I’ve been up to and what I’m recommending each month.    And you can now pre-order my third book ‘The Cancer Roadmap’ (out January 2025), or buy the updated edition of my first book ‘The Complete Guide to Breast Cancer: How to Feel Empowered and Take Control’. Plus, if you’re nosey and want to find out more about my life, my memoir  ‘Under The Knife’ - is also available in all good bookshops. Finally, if you loved the show and want to help other women like you find it, you can leave a 5-star review wherever you get your podcasts, or you can show your support to help keep the show going and buy me a coffee

    43 min

  2. NOV 6

    Can changing your diet stop your cancer coming back? With Dr Krystle Zuniga

    Can changing your diet stop your cancer coming back? What does a healthy plate of food look like? Are probiotics worth the hype? This episode is all about what to eat after breast cancer treatment with Associate Professor Dr Krystle Zuniga. She’s a board certified oncology dietician with a PhD in nutritional sciences and a clinical cancer exercise specialist, and she puts out incredible posts on instagram to give us all sensible, evidence-based advice about what to eat after a cancer diagnosis.   ******   Krystle's website: www.cancernutritionhq.com Follow Krystle on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/cancernutritionhq   Here are the resources Krystle mentioned: American Institute for Cancer – www.aicr.org World Cancer Research Fund – www.wcrf.org   My amazing podcast poet is Donna Ashworth and you heard  a poem from her new book ‘Growing Brave’  - available now in all online bookstores. You can find out more about Donna on her website, or follow her on Instagram and Facebook   Season Three was kindly sponsored by Breast Friends CIC – an organisation that truly understands the power of peer support for anyone on the breast cancer journey. Head over to www.breastfriends.co.uk to find out more. If you would like to sponsor Season Four, please get in touch at hello@oriordan.co.uk.    If you’ve got a question for the show, then please get in touch online or send me a voice note.  You can find me on social media  -  Instagram, X and Facebook. A special thanks goes to medical student Tamara Enthoven for helping me to collate all the questions.   You can also watch this episode! Head to my Youtube channel @DrLizORiordan to see this season’s episodes as they are released and lots of other useful videos full of reliable information.    Subscribe to my monthly newsletter here to find out what I’ve been up to and what I’m recommending each month.    And you can now pre-order my third book ‘The Cancer Roadmap’ (out January 2025), or buy the updated edition of my first book ‘The Complete Guide to Breast Cancer: How to Feel Empowered and Take Control’. Plus, if you’re nosey and want to find out more about my life, my memoir  ‘Under The Knife’ - is also available in all good bookshops. Finally, if you loved the show and want to help other women like you find it, you can leave a 5-star review wherever you get your podcasts, or you can show your support to help keep the show going and buy me a coffee

    49 min

  3. OCT 30

    What to do when your hair starts thinning with Jasmin Julia Gupta (Cancer Hair Care)

    Is your hair starting to fall out? Do you want to know what shampoo you should be using? Is there anything you can do to stop it happening? This episode is all about hair thinning during breast cancer treatment with Jasmin Julia Gupta, founder of Cancer Hair Care. We had a great response to Jasmin’s episode in Season Two talking all about hair loss during chemo. I ran out of time to ask her all your questions, and she kindly agreed to come back and help us deal with this really sensitive subject.   ******   Cancer Hair Care home page: https://www.cancerhaircare.co.uk/   Download the FREE book including tips on hair thinning and all cancer treatments:  https://www.cancerhaircare.co.uk/book-free-download/   Speak to a Cancer Hair Care Specialist Hairdresser: https://www.cancerhaircare.co.uk/support-services-overview/contact-us/ What is minoxidil and will it help with my new hair growth? https://www.cancerhaircare.co.uk/new-hair-growth-commonly-asked-qa-2/   Making Your Own Stimulating Scalp Oil Using ROSEMARY https://youtu.be/MFKiih7NGWA?si=iGCAIi3iROKPmZRT   Book a consultation with a Cancer Hair Care Hairdresser  https://www.cancerhaircare.co.uk/support-services-overview/contact-us/   My amazing podcast poet is Donna Ashworth and you heard  a poem from her new book ‘Growing Brave’  - available now in all online bookstores. You can find out more about Donna on her website, or follow her on Instagram and Facebook   Season Three was kindly sponsored by Breast Friends CIC – an organisation that truly understands the power of peer support for anyone on the breast cancer journey. Head over to www.breastfriends.co.uk to find out more. If you would like to sponsor Season Four, please get in touch at hello@oriordan.co.uk.    If you’ve got a question for the show, then please get in touch online or send me a voice note.  You can find me on social media  -  Instagram, X and Facebook. A special thanks goes to medical student Tamara Enthoven for helping me to collate all the questions.   You can also watch this episode! Head to my Youtube channel @DrLizORiordan to see this season’s episodes as they are released and lots of other useful videos full of reliable information.    Subscribe to my monthly newsletter here to find out what I’ve been up to and what I’m recommending each month.    And you can now pre-order my third book ‘The Cancer Roadmap’ (out January 2025), or buy the updated edition of my first book ‘The Complete Guide to Breast Cancer: How to Feel Empowered and Take Control’. Plus, if you’re nosey and want to find out more about my life, my memoir  ‘Under The Knife’ - is also available in all good bookshops. Finally, if you loved the show and want to help other women like you find it, you can leave a 5-star review wherever you get your podcasts, or you can show your support to help keep the show going and buy me a coffee

    44 min

  4. OCT 23

    How to find resilience after breast cancer with Donna Fraser OBE

    How do you keep going when your world falls apart? Can you make a difference and turn a bad thing into a good thing? Is it possible to get your fitness back when treatment ends? To kick off Season 3 of So Now I’ve Got Breast Cancer, I’m speaking to a  very special guest, the Olympian Donna Fraser OBE. She’s  a quadruple Olympian sprinter who was diagnosed with breast cancer in 2009 while she was still a professional athlete. She has since been awarded an OBE for her services to equality, inclusion and diversity in the workplace and is a proud ambassador for the charity Breast Cancer Now.    Here are the resources that Donna mentioned: Breast Cancer Now https://breastcancernow.org/ Her Spirit App https://www.herspirit.co.uk/ Donna’s website www.donnafraserofficial.com   If you’re a person of colour going through a breast cancer diagnosis, you may also find these support groups useful:  Black Women Rising - https://www.blackwomenrisinguk.org/ South Asian supernovas - @southasiansupernovas     ****** My amazing podcast poet is Donna Ashworth and you heard  a poem from her new book ‘Growing Brave’  - available now in all online bookstores. You can find out more about Donna on her website, or follow her on Instagram and Facebook   Season Three was kindly sponsored by Breast Friends CIC – an organisation that truly understands the power of peer support for anyone on the breast cancer journey. Head over to www.breastfriends.co.uk to find out more. If you would like to sponsor Season Four, please get in touch at hello@oriordan.co.uk.    If you’ve got a question for the show, then please get in touch online or send me a voice note.  You can find me on social media  -  Instagram, X and Facebook. A special thanks goes to medical student Tamara Enthoven for helping me to collate all the questions.   You can also watch this episode! Head to my Youtube channel @DrLizORiordan to see this season’s episodes as they are released and lots of other useful videos full of reliable information.    Subscribe to my monthly newsletter here to find out what I’ve been up to and what I’m recommending each month.    And you can now pre-order my third book ‘The Cancer Roadmap’ (out January 2025), or buy the updated edition of my first book ‘The Complete Guide to Breast Cancer: How to Feel Empowered and Take Control’. Plus, if you’re nosey and want to find out more about my life, my memoir  ‘Under The Knife’ - is also available in all good bookshops. Finally, if you loved the show and want to help other women like you find it, you can leave a 5-star review wherever you get your podcasts, or you can show your support to help keep the show going and buy me a coffee

    42 min

  5. APR 24

    Sex, dating and intimacy after breast cancer with Charlene Douglas

    I know what it’s like to have your sex life turned upside down by breast cancer treatment. I’d only been married for a couple of years and neither my husband Dermot or I were prepared for what was about to happen. I wanted him to divorce me and find a woman with 2 healthy breasts and a libido to match.And I know I’m not alone. You’ve sent me so many questions about this that have made my heart break just reading them, and I’m thrilled that we’ve got Charlene Douglas with us this episode to answer them. Charlene, aka The Intimacy Coach UK,  is a  sex and relationship therapist known for her TV appearances on Married at First Sight and The Sex Clinic. She delivers workshops for Macmillan about cancer, sex and intimacy, and she talks about the importance of getting to know ourselves again before we even speak to our partners.   ******   Here are the websites Charlene mentioned: OMGYES -  https://start.omgyes.com/ Ferly - mindful sex - https://weareferly.com/ Climax.how - https://climax.how/ The College of Sex and Relationship Therapists can be found here - https://www.cosrt.org.uk/ And The Menopause Charity is here - https://www.themenopausecharity.org/ More information about Ohnuts - https://www.jodivine.com/products/ohnut-classic-buffer-rings?page=2 And there are loads of brands of sex cushions out there - just search ‘sex cushions’ to see some options.     Charlene’s website The Intimacy Coach UK contains information and resources for anyone struggling with questions about their sex life - and details of how you can book therapy sessions with Charlene herself - https://www.theintimacycoachuk.com/   And she has a book coming out! You can pre-order it here:  Come Closer: Everything You Ever Wanted to Ask a Sex and Relationship Therapist: Amazon.co.uk: Douglas, Charlene: 9780241678879: Books   You can also find Charlene on Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/charlenedouglasofficial/?hl=en   And join Charlene’s Facebook group for women here - Pleasure, Fun, and Intimacy! - For Women Who Want More. | Facebook    Charlene also contributed to the booklet  ‘Pleasure & Intimacy: A Guide for People Living with Cancer’ which you can download here - https://issuu.com/fruitflycollective/docs/sex_cancer_book   My amazing  podcast poet is Donna Ashworth and you heard  a poem from her new book ‘Wild Hope - available now in all online bookstores. You can find out more about Donna on her website, or follow her on Instagram and Facebook   You can also watch this episode! Head to my Youtube channel @DrLizORiordan to see this season’s episodes as they are released and lots of other useful videos full of reliable information.    And that’s the last episode in this series! Thanks so much to everyone who’s sent a question and sorry that I haven’t been able to include all of them.    If you’ve got a question for Season 3, then please get in touch online or send me a voice note.    You can find me on social media  -  Instagram, Twitter and Facebook, or e-mail me at hello@oriordan.co.uk .    You can still sign up to my monthly newsletter here    And another place to find out more about breast cancer is my book ‘The Complete Guide to Breast Cancer: How to Feel Empowered and Take Control’. If you’re nosey and want to find out more about my life, my memoir  ‘Under The Knife’ - is also available in all good bookshops.   Finally, if you loved the show and want to help other women like you find it, you can leave a 5-star review wherever you get your podcasts, or you can show your support to help keep the show going and buy me a coffee here.   I’ll see you later this year for Season 3 x

    41 min

  6. APR 17

    What to eat when you have breast cancer with Dr Clare Shaw

    Is it true that sugar feeds cancer? Do you really need to detox? What should you eat when you’ve been diagnosed with breast cancer? As a breast surgeon I had no idea my patients were scouring the internet looking for a miracle diet, but the minute I became a patient I realised how much misinformation is out there regarding what we should eat. On this episode I’m going to set the record straight with the help of Dr Clare Shaw, consultant oncology dietitian and author of The Royal Marsden Cancer Cookbook.   ******   Here are some of the resources Clare mentioned:    British Dietetic Association  https://www.bda.uk.com/resource/cancer-diets-myths-and-more.html   World Cancer Research Fund https://www.wcrf-uk.org/healthy-eating/  https://www.wcrf-uk.org/health-advice-and-support/living-with-cancer/living-with-cancer-your-questions-answered/ Cancer Research UK https://news.cancerresearchuk.org/2023/07/19/lets-get-to-the-bottom-of-it-7-common-cancer-myths-unpicked/    And you can download the Royal Marsden guide to food safety here - https://patientinfolibrary.royalmarsden.nhs.uk/document/download/1417   My amazing  podcast poet is Donna Ashworth and you heard  a poem from her new book ‘Wild Hope - available now in all online bookstores. You can find out more about Donna on her website, or follow her on Instagram and Facebook   If you’ve got a question for the show, then please get in touch online or send me a voice note.    You can find me on social media  -  Instagram, Twitter and Facebook, or e-mail me at hello@oriordan.co.uk .    If you’ve got a question for season two, then please get in touch online or send me a voice note.    You can find me on social media  -  Instagram, Twitter and Facebook, or e-mail me at hello@oriordan.co.uk .    You can also watch this episode! Head to my Youtube channel @DrLizORiordan to see this season’s episodes as they are released and lots of other useful videos full of reliable information.    AND MY BRAND NEW MONTHLY NEWSLETTER IS HERE! Find out what I’ve been up to and get some useful recommendations by subscribing here    Another place to find out more about breast cancer is my book ‘The Complete Guide to Breast Cancer: How to Feel Empowered and Take Control’. And if you’re nosey and want to find out more about my life, my memoir  ‘Under The Knife’ - is also available in all good bookshops. Finally, if you loved the show and want to help other women like you find it, you can leave a 5-star review wherever you get your podcasts, or you can show your support to help keep the show going and buy me a coffee here.

    42 min

  7. APR 10

    Everything you need to know about Radiotherapy with the RadChat team

    Have you found out that you need to have radiotherapy? Do you want to know how it works or why you need it in the first place? Maybe you're worried about the side effects? In this episode I’m going to answer all your questions about radiotherapy with this weeks’ experts, Jo and Naman, the two therapeutic radiographers behind the award-winning podcast RadChat.   ******   You can find out all about Radchat and loads of radiotherapy support sites here    My amazing  podcast poet is Donna Ashworth and you heard  a poem from her new book ‘Wild Hope - available now in all online bookstores. You can find out more about Donna on her website, or follow her on Instagram and Facebook   If you’ve got a question for the show, then please get in touch online or send me a voice note.    You can find me on social media  -  Instagram, Twitter and Facebook, or e-mail me at hello@oriordan.co.uk .    If you’ve got a question for season two, then please get in touch online or send me a voice note.    You can find me on social media  -  Instagram, Twitter and Facebook, or e-mail me at hello@oriordan.co.uk .    You can also watch this episode! Head to my Youtube channel @DrLizORiordan to see this season’s episodes as they are released and lots of other useful videos full of reliable information.    AND MY BRAND NEW MONTHLY NEWSLETTER IS HERE! Find out what I’ve been up to and get some useful recommendations by subscribing here    Another place to find out more about breast cancer is my book ‘The Complete Guide to Breast Cancer: How to Feel Empowered and Take Control’. And if you’re nosey and want to find out more about my life, my memoir  ‘Under The Knife’ - is also available in all good bookshops. Finally, if you loved the show and want to help other women like you find it, you can leave a 5-star review wherever you get your podcasts, or you can show your support to help keep the show going and buy me a coffee here.

    42 min

  8. APR 3

    How to tell your kids you have breast cancer with Caroline Leek

    One of the questions I dreaded getting asked when I worked as a breast surgeon was ‘How do I tell my children?’ I don’t have children of my own, and I had no idea what to say. My breast care nurses would step in and I would breathe a sigh of relief. Judging from all your questions this week, telling your children you have cancer can be fraught with anxiety, worry, guilt and stress. And that’s the last thing you need when you’re going through breast cancer treatment.   This week’s guest is here to help. Caroline Leek is the founder and director of the FruitFly collective. Caroline’s mission at FruitFly is to help families talk about cancer, death and grief and to support children of any age with the tools they need to help them cope and know they’re not alone, and I’m thrilled she was able to join me - IN PERSON - for this special episode which you can also watch on my Youtube channel.    ******   Here are some of the websites Caroline mentioned:  www.parentingwithcancer.org www.fruitflycollective.com www.pipskit.com Ruth strauss foundation  - for people facing end of life - https://ruthstraussfoundation.com/ Mummys star - https://www.mummysstar.org/  http://www.riprap.org.uk/  You can also book tickets to the Parenting with Cancer conference in May here - (delegates are bothe healthcare professionals and parents) https://buytickets.at/fruitflycollective/1059526   If you’ve got a question for the show, then please get in touch online or send me a voice note.    You can find me on social media  -  Instagram, Twitter and Facebook, or e-mail me at hello@oriordan.co.uk .    You can also watch this episode! Head to my Youtube channel @DrLizORiordan to see this season’s episodes as they are released and lots of other useful videos full of reliable information.    AND MY BRAND NEW MONTHLY NEWSLETTER IS HERE! Find out what I’ve been up to and get some useful recommendations by subscribing here    Another place to find out more about breast cancer is my book ‘The Complete Guide to Breast Cancer: How to Feel Empowered and Take Control’. And if you’re nosey and want to find out more about my life, my memoir  ‘Under The Knife’ - is also available in all good bookshops. Finally, if you loved the show and want to help other women like you find it, you can leave a 5-star review wherever you get your podcasts, or you can show your support to help keep the show going and buy me a coffee here.

    39 min
See All (41)

Trailers

4.8
out of 5
33 Ratings

About

Everything you want to know about your breast cancer diagnosis but are too afraid to ask. If you’ve just been diagnosed, this is the show for you. Hosted by Dr Liz O’Riordan, the Breast Surgeon with Breast Cancer.

Information

  • Creator
    Dr Liz O‘Riordan / Bird Lime Media
  • Years Active
    2021 - 2024
  • Episodes
    41
  • Rating
    Explicit
  • Copyright
    © Copyright 2021 All rights reserved.
  • Show Website
    So Now I’ve Got Breast Cancer

You Might Also Like

To listen to explicit episodes, sign in.

Stay up to date with this show

Sign in or sign up to follow shows, save episodes, and get the latest updates.
Select a country or region

Africa, Middle East, and India

Asia Pacific

Europe

Latin America and the Caribbean

The United States and Canada