Podcasts · You Are Not Broken

168. Breast Cancer - Surgeon, Survivor and Advocate: Dr. O'Riordan

· 41 min · Episode 168

Episode 168. Breast Cancer - Surgeon, Survivor and Advocate: Dr. O'Riordan

0:00 40:37

Dr. Liz O’Riordan - – a breast surgeon with breast cancer. Her mission is to help cancer patients cope with life outside the hospital by showing health care professionals that it’s the little things that matter. She co-wrote ‘The Complete Guide to Breast Cancer: How to Feel Empowered and Take Control’, to help patients and their families as they go through treatment. She tells us her story. What do you wish people knew about breast cancer? Let’s talk about controllable risk factors for breast cancer – Alcohol and adiposity Give us some frank advice about sex and relationships How to cope with the emotional burden of breast cancer Let’s talk about self image The role of weight lifting and exercise How can the partners help? How does the sexual role change when care giving roles change? Talk about the collateral damage of breast cancer treatment could be thanks to an instant menopause and chronic pain. Vaginal atrophy on Anastrazole and Tamoxifen and chemo – options ACOG statement on use of Vag E in breast cancer pts. The Complete Guide to Breast Cancer: How to Feel empowered and take control https://amzn.to/37E1woz https://liz.oriordan.co.uk/ https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/don-t-ignore-the-elephant/id1588554895 https://www.instagram.com/oriordanliz/ --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/kj-casperson/message

Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

The episode on the publisher’s site (opens in a new tab)

Shows are listed from Apple Podcasts' charts and directory, and Podcast Index where it is used. Every show and episode belongs to its publisher and plays from the publisher's own feed; this site hosts none of them. Explicit shows are for adult profiles only, and children’s profiles hear only children’s shows. More about this list.