Cash boost for menopause and cancer organisation

A patient support organisation in Surrey has been awarded nearly £240,000 to help women experiencing cancer-induced menopause.

Menopause and Cancer was awarded £238,572 in National Lottery funding over three years to support its work.

The not-for-profit community interest company was set up in 2022 by Dani Binnington, who was diagnosed with breast cancer in her early 30s and later had a surgical menopause.

Funding will go towards costs for the provision of expert-led workshops, in-depth programmes, community events, retreats and volunteer training.

Menopause and Cancer has said one-in-two women get a cancer diagnosis at some point in their lives.

For 90% of women over the age of 40 and 40% of those under 40, cancer treatment will push them into menopause.

The organisation, which is based in Thames Ditton, said many women experience debilitating mental and physical symptoms as a result and also say they have no help in managing this.

Ms Binnington said: “Each week I speak to women who say that navigating menopause as a result of their cancer treatment is harder than chemotherapy, radiotherapy and surgery altogether.

"There are millions without support and I am excited to be a part of making this a more positive experience for many.”

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