Posted 4/8/2013 by hhill
This is quite a serious and important study. The rate of non-compliance among women who are taking Tamoxifen or any of the AIs is quite high. There are many suggested reasons for this problem: side effects or perceived side effects, cost of the drugs, denial or a sense that the medication may not be needed. Whatever the cause, we know that women who stop taking these medications sooner than five years have a higher recurrence rate than those who finish the course.
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