Adherence to Adjuvant Hormonal Therapy and Associated Factors Among Women with Breast Cancer Attending the Tikur Anbessa Specialized Hospital, Addis Ababa Ethiopia, 2019: A Cross-sectional Study.

Zerko Wako Daniel Mengistu Bekele Negalign Getahun Dinegde Tseganesh Asefa Mulugeta Wassie Alamirew

Published in: Breast cancer (Dove Medical Press) (2021)

In general, the overall adherence to AHT was 77.5% for women with breast cancer. Factors such as types of adjuvant hormone therapy, lack of side effects, mastectomy, getting social support, and thorough therapeutic communication were strongly linked with adherence to them.

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