{"id":37487,"date":"2025-09-18T06:15:54","date_gmt":"2025-09-18T06:15:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.godj.com\/news\/calls-to-include-menopause-support-in-cancer-care\/"},"modified":"2025-09-18T06:15:55","modified_gmt":"2025-09-18T06:15:55","slug":"calls-to-include-menopause-support-in-cancer-care","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.godj.com\/news\/calls-to-include-menopause-support-in-cancer-care\/","title":{"rendered":"Calls to include menopause support in cancer care"},"content":{"rendered":"


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\"MenopauseMenopause and Cancer<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n

Menopause and Cancer is a charity that supports people who are managing menopause following cancer treatment<\/figcaption><\/p>\n<\/figure>\n
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Campaigners are calling for menopause support to be included into cancer treatment care plans.<\/p>\n

The majority (90%) of the 1,200 people surveyed by Menopause and Cancer said they were not provided plans to help manage menopause-related health changes brought on by cancer treatment.<\/p>\n

Its founder Dani Billington said the results were “not a surprise”.<\/p>\n

NHS England has been approached for comment.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Ms Billington said there was currently no direct pathway for menopause treatment support included in cancer care plans.<\/p>\n

“We call for improved training for healthcare professionals, better access to therapies and specialist care so people can manage menopause safely and effectively,” she said.<\/p>\n

Ms Billington, who lives in Thames Ditton, Surrey, was diagnosed with breast cancer at 33, and she said that her treatment caused her to experience early menopause aged 39.<\/p>\n

She subsequently set up the charity to support patients and run workshops to equip healthcare professionals with better knowledge.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Dani Billington is the founder of the charity Menopause and Cancer<\/figcaption><\/p>\n<\/figure>\n
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Rachel Bowman, from Brighton, East Sussex, was first diagnosed with breast cancer at 46 and was on hormone treatment therapy (HRT) to help relieve perimenopause symptoms.<\/p>\n

The now 49-year-old, who is the director of Menopause and Cancer, said she was only given a menopause management plan after she was diagnosed with cancer again in 2023.<\/p>\n

“Support teams who have this specific experience is very patchy,” she added.<\/p>\n

Kent resident Penny Giles-McLoughlin, 54, was diagnosed with breast cancer aged 50, but said she too was not provided guidance on how to manage menopause caused by cancer treatment.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Dr Carys Sonnenberg, a GP and menopause specialist, from Surrey, said historically the focus in oncology was treating and surviving the cancer and “less attention to long-term quality of life issues including menopause”.<\/p>\n

“Oncology, gynaecology, and primary care may not always coordinate well, so patients can fall between the cracks,” she added.<\/p>\n

Dr Sonnenberg said menopause care should be built into cancer care plans from the start.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n


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