Young friends' mission to educate after cancer treatment triggers early menopause

Friends since high school, Melbourne women Chloe and Jess have experienced many milestones together.

But none tougher than each being told they had breast cancer at the age of 27.

Chloe and Jess underwent identical treatment to fight the disease - a combination of chemotherapy, radiation, a mastectomy and medication used to help prevent the cancer from recurring.

Along with typical side effects associated with cancer, the medication, called Zolodex, triggered medically induced menopause.

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It was an experience they expected to face much later in life, but they say when they tried to prepared themselves for what was to come, they struggled to find trusted information.

Now, Inherited Cancers Australia has teamed with Jean Hailes for Women's Health to produce a web of information for those experiencing medically induced menopause to help improve understanding for others.

For more information and resources related to medically induced menopause, visit Jean Hailes and Inherited Cancers Australia's online resource hubs.