The impact of medication side effects on adherence and persistence to hormone therapy in breast cancer survivors: A qualitative systematic review and thematic synthesis

Background: Hormone Therapy (HT) reduces the risk of breast cancer recurrence and mortality in women with breast cancer. Despite these clinical benefits, rates of HT non-adherence and non-persistence are high. Research suggests this may be due to the impact of HT side effects. However, little resear...

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Main Authors: Nicola Peddie, Sommer Agnew, Megan Crawford, Diane Dixon, Iain MacPherson, Leanne Fleming
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2021-08-01
Series:Breast
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0960977621003775