my healthy life dr Liz O’riordan

Dr Liz O’Riordan is a consultant oncoplastic breast surgeon and joint author of The complete Guide to Breast cancer (Vermilion, £14.99) My favourite meal

My mum’s roast beef dinner.

I still haven’t cracked what her secret is. It always reminds me of being surrounded by my family, laughing around the table and fighting over the last Yorkshire pudding.

How I keep fit And healthy I’m a triathlete so I swim, cycle and run, although I’m not as fast as I was since my cancer diagnosis. That doesn’t matter, though – the fact that I can still get out in the fresh air and exercise makes me feel physically and mentally alive. My GO-TO remedy A hug. My perfect day Cycling to the coast on a tandem with my husband, Dermot, followed by a lazy brunch and a splash in the sea with our spaniel.