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16 hours agoKirsteen O'SullivanBanburyBBCDanielle Standen entered early menopause after she was diagnosed with breast cancer at the age of 33For many women, going through the menopause is a huge life change and can have wide ranging health implications. However, every year thousands of women in the UK are plunged into menopause earlier in life due to treatment and surgery. Danielle Standen, 41, from Banbury, was diagnosed with breast cancer in 2018. She said: "As soon as I started my chemotherapy treatment, they told me that I would become infertile and I would go into early menopause. That was sort of all the information I was given, so I went into it blindsided. "Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust said improving care for women experiencing treatment‑related menopause "remains an important priority for us". Danielle StandenDanielle underwent chemotherapy after she was diagnosed with triple negative breast cancer in 2018Unlike going through menopause naturally, entering it in a matter of days or weeks, sometimes known as "crash menopause", means symptoms can come on suddenly and be intense, with far-reaching effects. Danielle said: "I felt like I lost myself at 33.
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