Spring Supplement 2013

To improve adherence, patients with cancer must recognize barriers.

Practical ideas for improving adherence and essential questions to ask the healthcare team.

As oral chemotherapy becomes more widely used, adherence issues increase.

Patients on anticancer therapies must assume greater responsibility for their treatment.

Adherence to oral anticancer medication—a report card.

Oral anticancer therapy is available to treat different types of cancer and metastatic disease.

Communication is key when dealing with barriers of medication adherence.

Different strategies for medication compliance are needed for different patients.

Helping patients pay for their cancer mediation can improve compliance.

Caregivers help patients tolerate their cancer treatment better.

Caregiver support is essential for patients taking oral anticancer therapies.

Alternative medicine is nonadherence at its greatest when it comes to cancer therapy.

Remembering to take care of yourself as the caregiver should be just as important as taking care of the patient.