BB Blog — Breast Cancer

My cancer has come back for a third time – 8 things I wish I’d known at the start... Breast surgeon Dr Liz O'Riordan was diagnosed with cancer for the first time in 2015 aged 40. Eight years later, this is what she wishes she had known then See the full article by Liz O'Riordan from her book here:  Under the Knife: Life Lessons From The Operating Theatre, by Dr Liz O’Riordan (Unbound, £12.99) is out now "There’s one moment that stands out from my surgical training. I was a trainee at a conference and an eminent surgeon said to...

Sarah Beeny: Why I’m no longer scared of cancer - by Peony Hirwani TV presenter is set to release a candid documentary entitled ‘Sarah Beeny vs Cancer’, which follows her battle with breast cancer. Sarah Beeny says it took being diagnosed with cancer herself to end four decades of fear around the disease, as she opens up about her experience in a new documentary.The 51-year-old was diagnosed with breast cancer in August 2022, and says her mother died of the same illness approximately 40 years ago.Beeny says her own diagnosis brought with it complicated questions about developments in breast cancer...

Sarah Beeny: I have the cancer that killed my mother I can relate to so much of these words... wishing Sarah and her family every strength at this very difficult time. I know that love and laughter will help you through.  In a Telegraph exclusive to Anita Singh, the presenter talks about having the disease that killed her mother and the repressed emotions it unlocks. Sarah Beeny knew she was going to be given a diagnosis of breast cancer as soon as she walked into the doctor’s office. “Even though we’d all got masks on, you can look at people’s...

... and what it means to me.  I'm really struggling with 'Pink October' this year. My youngest daughter's birthday is the fifth October and it marks a significant point in my life. Firstly, in this month I gave birth to my second beautiful baby girl... all I ever wanted, was to be a mum. I loved every minute of this pregnancy and Lotte was just a dream. My eldest daughter, Olivia, then had just turned three and was just so funny and full of life. The following year, on Lotte's first birthday I had my second dose of chemotherapy following a gruelling five...