A breast cancer surgeon who diagnosed herself with the disease has shared what she wished she'd known earlier and how her own experience as a patient completely altered her perspective on what women need to know.
Dr Liz O'Riorden, who appeared on the Naga Munchetty show on Radio 5 Live this week, admitted that one of her mistakes was not checking herself regularly.At the age of 40, having never checked before, she discovered a lump.
Dr Liz now aims to raise awareness through her new book 'The Cancer Roadmap'.Naga Munchetty, the host, stated that someone is diagnosed with cancer 'every two minutes' and added that it's estimated that 50 per cent of people will eventually receive a cancer diagnosis.
Naga asked: "When you were a surgeon did you have an understanding of how cancer effects people?" Dr Liz responded: "No. I saw how it affected them when they came to see me in my clinic and I made them cry - I told them they had cancer.
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