Sex Hormone Symptoms And Cancer
There are lots of organisations to help you cope with symptoms and side effects caused by cancer and its treatment.
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Macmillan Cancer Support is a charity that gives practical and medical support to people with cancer in the UK. Its helpline offers support with clinical, emotional, general and welfare benefits needs. They also publish booklets about cancer and treatments. Information is available in other languages.
Freephone: 0808 808 00 00 (7 days a week, 8am to 8pm) Contact email form
Visit the Macmillan Cancer Support website
The Daisy Network provides help, support and information for women who have early menopause.
Daisy Network 82a James Carter Road Mildenhall Suffolk IP28 7DE
Email: info@daisynetwork.org.uk
The Menopause Charity provides information and advice on the menopause including symptoms and HRT.
They also aim to provide support to women who are going through the menopause.
Go to The Menopause Charity website
This organisation provides information about many women's health issues. They produce booklets on a range of subjects including hormone replacement therapy, menopause, hysterectomy and ovarian cysts.
Office telephone: 01628 890199 Contact Form
Women's Health Concern website
Breast Cancer Now is a charity dedicated to funding breast cancer research. They also provide breast cancer information and support across the UK. Services are free and include a helpline, website, publications, and practical and emotional support. It was formed by the merger of The Breast Cancer Campaign and Breakthrough Breast Cancer in 2015.
6th Floor The White Chapel Building 10 Whitechapel High Street London E1 8QS
Tel: 0333 20 70 300 E-mail: hello@breastcancernow.org Ask a nurse: Contact form
Find out about Breast Cancer Now
Target Ovarian Cancer work to improve early diagnosis, fund research and provide support to women with ovarian cancer.
Support line: 0808 802 6000 (open Monday - Friday, 9am -5pm) Email: support@targetovariancancer.org.uk
Visit the Target Ovarian Cancer website
Set up in 2011, Womb Cancer Support UK aims to provide support and information to women diagnosed with womb cancer, and to raise awareness of the disease. They also have a Facebook page.
College of Sexual and Relationship Therapists (COSRT) provides information about what help and therapy is available for sexual difficulties.
Telephone: 020 8106 9635 Email: info@cosrt.org.uk
Relate offers private and confidential counselling, and psychosexual therapy to help with relationship problems. They provide counselling over the phone, through a webcam or face to face at a Relate centre. Clients are asked to contribute towards the cost of their counselling sessions according to their income.
Relationships Scotland provides relationship counselling, family mediation, child contact centres and other family support services across all of mainland and island Scotland.
InfoLine: 0345 119 2020 (open Monday to Friday 9.30am to 4pm)
Email: enquiries@relationships-scotland.org.uk
There are organisations and support services in your local area that you can access. You can ask your specialist nurse or doctor for more information about cancer services near you.
The NHS website has a service that tells you about local information and support in England.
NHS Inform gives information about illness, treatments and NHS services for people in Scotland.
NHS 111 Wales gives health advice and information for people living in Wales.
The Northern Ireland Cancer Network (NICaN) website tells you where to find cancer information and support in Northern Ireland.
Last reviewed: 13 Jun 2025
Next review due: 13 Jun 2028
Some cancers or cancer treatments can change the amount of hormones the body produces. These include sex hormones such as oestrogen, progesterone and testosterone.
Cancer treatments can cause changes in sex hormone levels. Symptoms can include hot flushes, memory problems, tiredness, and loss of sex drive.
Some cancers or cancer treatments can change the amount of sex hormones the body produces. Sex hormones include oestrogen, progesterone and testosterone. Changes to the levels of these hormones can cause symptoms. But there are things you can do and treatments to help you cope with these symptoms.
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