Surviving breast cancer was enough – Patsy didn’t want to undergo early menopause as well

Patsy Mullen says her oncologist’s advice to try the drug Goserelin after a diagnosis of breast cancer in 2023 had a hugely positive impact. Photograph: Michael Conolly

When Patsy Mullen was diagnosed with breast cancer, she had no idea that chemotherapy treatment could lead to early onset menopause.

It was Mullen’s oncologist who mentioned the possibility, and offered the then 47-year-old the drug Goserelin, which reduces the risk by up to 70% compared with women receiving chemotherapy alone.