Cancer therapy has traditionally been dominated by IV treatments, however oral agents are increasingly used, and this means non adherence is becoming a growing concern. Our research highlighted examples of patients who follow the advice of other patients about the risk of recurrence (e.g. breast cancer patients who have had a lumpectomy). Such patients equipped with little knowledge have taken the decision to discontinue long term cancer treatments.
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