The impact of symptom clusters on endocrine therapy adherence in patients with breast cancer

CONCLUSIONS: Nonadherence was high in the current sample, and significantly more likely in participants reporting overall severe symptoms. Clinicians should be aware of the scale of common side effects and facilitate open conversation about potential barriers to adherence. Follow-up care should include assessment of common symptoms and signpost patients to appropriate support or treatment when required. Future research should explore potential for a central symptom to act as a target for intervention, to relieve overall side effect burden and facilitate better medication adherence.PMID:38599048 | DOI:10.1016/j.breast.2024.103731
Source: Breast - Category: Cancer & Oncology Authors: Source Type: research