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Journal article

[Medroxyprogesterone Acetate as Part of Palliative Care for Terminal-Stage Breast Cancer Patients--A Report of Two Cases].

Abstract

Various effective strategies have recently been described in the treatment of breast cancer, including endocrine therapy, chemotherapy, and molecular-targeted therapy, providing long-term survival benefits even after cancer recurrence. However, terminal-stage patients experience side effects and worse quality of life (QOL), in addition to deterioration of their general condition caused by the progression of the disease itself. When providing …

Authors

Okamoto A; Ueno H; Yamashiro A; Okada M; Nakasone A; Hatano T; Harada A; Taniguchi A; Onishi K; Kwon C

Journal

Cancer & chemotherapy, Vol. 43, No. 3, pp. 345–348

Publication Date

March 2016

ISSN

0385-0684