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.

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Susanne spoke about the Ruth Strauss Foundation -https://ruthstraussfoundation.com/

Maggies also offer counselling services -  https://www.maggies.org/ 

And if you’ve got children then also check out Fruit Fly Collective - https://www.fruitflycollective.com/

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 [email protected]. 

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. 

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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.

This is the last episode of Season 3! Thanks so much for listening and I'll see you in 2025.