Women not taking breast cancer drugs, finds study

MORE than half of women on medication for breast cancer either forget to take their drugs or choose not to do so at some point during their treatment, according to new research.

Most women who skipped medication forgot to take it but about one in six made a deliberate decision not to take it, a study in next month’s European Journal of Cancer has shown.

The reasons for not taking medication included finding tablets hard to swallow, difficulty in coping with side-effects, or finding it a constant reminder of their illness.