Heartbreaking moment Victoria Ekanoye is told she will go through early menopause during cancer battle

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Coronation Street star Victoria Ekanoye has given an update on her ongoing cancer treatment, and revealed that it will put the 40 year old into early menopause.

Exclusively talking to OK!, Victoria shared that she and her family were all relieved to learn she didn’t need chemotherapy, but the soap actress went on to be landed with another “curveball” after being informed the medication she’ll be taking instead will put her in early menopause.

Typically women go through menopausal transition between the ages of 45 to 55. Detailing her treatment, mum-of-one Victoria explained in her video diary filmed in March: “I’ve just been to pick up my prescription that I need to take, which is Tamoxifen, and it’s 20mg once a day for five years. "This will affect the way that the cell receives the oestrogen – so the receptors on the cancer cells.Then, depending on how I tolerate the drug and how I’m dealing with the side effects, in about six to eight weeks they’ll check that everything’s okay.” Victoria went on to say that she’ll go to start a hormone suppressant as well which will “turn off my ovaries to stop them then oestrogen because the cancer feeds off oestrogen”. “It’s gonna’ put me through the menopause which was a bit of a curveball if I’m honest,” she continued.

The actress also revealed that by going through the menopause, it means that she and her husband Jonny Lomas won’t be able to have any more children – something which she branded as “unfair”.