Open AccessUse of Adjuvant Endocrine Therapy Among Post-Menopausal Breast Cancer Patients in Malaysia
Author(s) -
Athirah Saiful Bahri,
Tuan Mazlelaa Tuan Mahmood,
Siti Azdiah Abdul Aziz,
Mohd MakmorBakry,
Noraida Mohamed Shah
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
patient preference and adherence
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.885
H-Index - 48
ISSN - 1177-889X
DOI - 10.2147/ppa.s293029
Subject(s) - medicine , breast cancer , family medicine , thematic analysis , adjuvant , cancer , alternative medicine , adjuvant therapy , gynecology , oncology , qualitative research , pathology , social science , sociology
Globally, breast cancer is the most common cancer affecting women, and adjuvant endocrine therapy (AET) is part of its treatment modality, which improves patients' outcome. However, there are concerns on side effects related to its use, which may affect treatment adherence.