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Sussex NHS hospital opens pilot clinic for menopause after breast cancer
The BBC reports University Hospitals Sussex has opened a pilot clinic at Royal Sussex County Hospital for breast cancer patients with abrupt, severe menopause symptoms after treatment. Not medical advice.
- New headline Was: “'I could barely stand up straight with menopause after cancer'”
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University Hospitals Sussex has opened a pilot clinic in its breast service to help patients manage abrupt, severe menopause symptoms after breast cancer treatment, the BBC reported1.
The BBC said the clinic is based at the Royal Sussex County Hospital in Brighton and is led by Dr Renske McFarlane, a specialty doctor in breast surgery1. According to that report, patients can be referred by a surgeon, breast care nurse, oncology team or GP, and there are plans to develop the service across Sussex1.
The same account described complex menopause as symptoms that start suddenly after medical interventions such as chemotherapy, ovarian suppression or endocrine therapy, including hot flushes, joint pain, sleep problems, fatigue, low mood and changes to sexual health, and said they can be harder to treat than gradual natural menopause1.
Rachel Bowman of Hove told the BBC she was 46 when she began breast cancer treatment four years ago and that an ovarian suppressant injection was followed the next day by 20 to 30 hot flushes a day1. "I could barely move. I could barely stand up straight," she said, according to the BBC1.
McFarlane told the BBC that screening, diagnosis and initial treatment are strong nationally, but that for many women the effects of treatment can last years, including at work, in relationships and in family life, and that she felt more aftercare was needed1. Bowman said speaking with a clinician one-on-one about her circumstances made a difference, and the BBC said she now works with the charity Menopause and Cancer1.
The BBC report does not give clinic capacity, wait times, independent outcome data, or how treatment options differ from standard menopause care. Not medical advice.