Experiencing a crash menopause was one of the hardest challenges Cara Cruikshank had to face after being diagnosed with cancer. The school teacher, from Tornagrain near Inverness, was only 33 when she was told she had cervical cancer. However, it was facing a crash menopause that left Cara feeling “broken”. “I was broken.”Most unaware cancer treatment can trigger crash menopauseNew research from cancer support charity Maggie’s shows two-thirds of the public are unaware that various cancer treatments can trigger early-onset crash menopause. Maggie’s is now launching a campaign to raise awareness of the little-known side effect of cancer treatment.