3 reasons breast cancer patients don't comply
Preferring alternative medicine is one, Australian study finds
27th September 2019
By Clare Pain
Almost all breast cancer patients follow their multidisciplinary cancer team’s treatment recommendations, but a small minority do not for a variety of reasons, including use of alternative medicines, Australian research shows.
The study also provides "preliminary" evidence that non-compliant patients have worse outcomes.
Overall, 92% patients were compliant with recommended management between 2011 and 2016, with 8% of patients not complying with at least one recommendation, found the team from the Breast