Kat Denisi with husband Neil. (Kat Denisi via SWNS) A woman has described how she began at 32 as a result of breast cancer treatment. Kat Denisi noticed an indent in her breast and after seeking medical advice in 2022 was initially told she likely "shouldn't worry.
'' But was quickly diagnosed with stage two cancer after a follow-up appointment. Over the course of her treatment, she began to experience 'crash' menopause. It is early onset of menopause brought on by cancer treatment, which affects nearly a third of patients.
She was told the cancer treatment could "shut down her ovaries." Kat, 35, from Edinburgh, wishes she had been given more information about the condition, and is urging women affected to ditch the stigma and raise awareness. "I was shopping for swimsuits, and as I picked up my breast to fit it in the cup of the swimsuit, there was an indent," said Kat.
"I poked it, and it felt like a hard lump, although there was no visible lump. ''I called my GP within minutes of finding the lump, and I was in tears. "When I saw the doctor, they felt the lump and said I was very young, so I shouldn't worry about it, but they sent me to the breast clinic just in case.
"I went to the breast clinic a few weeks later, and they did a mammogram. "They made me go in for an ultrasound, and while I was lying on the table, they brought in another doctor. I thought, ‘this can’t be good.
’ "They sent me in to get a biopsy the same day. "They sent us back up to the breast clinic, w.
