Text Messaging to Increase Compliance with Adjuvant Endocrine Therapy in Breast Cancer

Abstract

Many breast cancer patients do not complete long-term hormonal therapies. Text messaging emerged as a tool to enhance medication compliance, but a trial of twice-weekly text message reminders (published in the Journal of Clinical Oncology) failed to improve adherence. The results, however, pave the way for 2nd generation texting approaches. Many breast cancer patients do not complete long-term hormonal therapies. Text messaging emerged as a tool to enhance medication compliance, but a trial of twice-weekly text message reminders (published in the Journal of Clinical Oncology) failed to improve adherence. The results, however, pave the way for 2nd generation texting approaches.