Abstract
Adherence refers to the extent to which a patient′s behavior coincides with medical advice without missing a dose or overdosing and taking drugs at the right time. Good adherence could assure the effect of the therapy and reduce neoplasm metastasis and recurrence as well. In this article, status of oral chemotherapy adherence in cancer patients, impact factors and measurement tools had been reviewed. Adherence of oral chemotherapy in cancer patients and measurement tools of oral chemotherapy adherence needed further study. Besides, nursing should also focus on impact factors of the adherence of cancer patients during the oral chemotherapy, and take effective interventions to improve the adherence, so as to ensure the effect of chemotherapy, and improve the survival rate of cancer patients. Key words: Cancer; Medication adherence; Oral chemotherapy drugs
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