Call for publicly funded medication for breast cancer survivors who cannot take HRT

Marguerite Herlihy who was diagnosed with breast cancer. Taking HRT has been ruled out for her as she has oestrogen-positive cancer. Picture: Dan Linehan

Breast cancer survivors who cannot take HRT should have some post-cancer medicines funded instead as they are “invisible” in the menopause debate, one Cork survivor has urged.

Some cancer treatments can push women of any age into medical menopause. Symptoms are usually harsher and longer lasting than for natural menopause, according to the HSE.