Adherence to Adjuvant Tamoxifen in Mexican Young Women with Breast Cancer.
Bertha Alejandra Martinez-CannonAndrea Castro-SanchezRegina Barragan-CarrilloSylvia de la Rosa PachecoAlejandra PlatasAlan FonsecaYoatzin VegaKaren Bojorquez-VelazquezJuan Enrique Bargallo-RochaAlejandro MoharCynthia Villarreal GarzaPublished in: Patient preference and adherence (2021)
In our study, high subjective and objective adherence rates to adjuvant tamoxifen were reported, although an important proportion of women reported high rates of adverse effects and not fully understanding the benefits of tamoxifen. Strategies to increase tamoxifen adherence may be even more important now that longer durations of treatment or further ovarian function suppression have become the standard of care in YWBC.