So Now I’ve Got Breast Cancer

Dec 10 2024 45 ep. 41 mins 102

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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.

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How to deal with the fear of recurrence with Susanne Cruickshank

Dec 10 2024 37 mins

How do you cope with the fear of recurrence? What do you do when scanxiety hits? Can you make your family understand what you’re going through? This episode is all about how to cope with anxiety with Dr Suzanne Cruickshank, a breast cancer nurse who now leads research at the Royal Marsden Hospital in London about how to help people cope with the fear of recurrence. ****** Sus

How does an oncologist treat breast cancer? With Dr Eleonora Teplinsky

Dec 03 2024 39 mins

Breast cancer can be really scary, especially when your oncologist rattles off a list of treatments and side effects. I can’t think of anyone better to help me explain what they are and why you have them than Dr Eleonora Teplinsky. She’s the Head of Breast and Gynecologic Medical Oncology at Valley Health System and Clinical Assistant Professor of Medicine at Icahn School of Me

How to find your style after breast cancer with Alyson Walsh

Nov 26 2024 36 mins

How do you style your new body shape after breast cancer ? Where do you get the confidence to try something new? What do you do when your grey chemo curls mean that the colours in your wardrobe don’t suit you anymore? This episode is all about how to find your style again with Alyson Walsh, journalist, author and founder of ‘That’s Not My Age’ ****** You can find Alyso

How to get a good night’s sleep with Alison Gardiner

Nov 19 2024 30 mins

Do you struggle to get a good nights’ sleep? Is the fear of recurrence keeping you awake? Can you ever get rid of insomnia? On this episode I'll be finding out how we can improve our sleep with Alison Gardiner - behavioural psychologist and CEO and Founder of Sleepstation, the UK’s leading online sleep support programme for insomnia. There’s also a discount code below so you

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

Nov 12 2024 42 mins

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:

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

Nov 05 2024 49 mins

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 inc

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

Oct 29 2024 44 mins

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

How to find resilience after breast cancer with Donna Fraser OBE

Oct 22 2024 41 mins

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

Sex, dating and intimacy after breast cancer with Charlene Douglas

Apr 23 2024 41 mins

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 tha

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

Apr 16 2024 41 mins

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 th