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How breast cancer patients experience hormone therapy

https://www.facingourrisk.org/XRAY/breast-cancer-patients-experience-hormone-therapy
Full article: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7430212/

Side effects from hormone therapy are a common reason that many men and women with hormone receptor-positive breast cancer stop treatment early. Some people never start hormone therapy. This study asked patients about their experiences with hormone (or endocrine) therapy. The results suggest that there may be ways to improve the number of patients who stick with therapy. Patients need better ways to manage hormone therapy-related side effects. (1/19/21)

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