Table 1.

Inclusion and exclusion criteria.

Inclusion Criteria	Exclusion Criteria
1) Female participants	1) Articles that are not published in English or full text is not available
2) Aged 18 years or older	2) Studies including only DCIS or Stage IV patients
3) Prescribed adjuvant hormone therapy for primary breast cancer	3) Studies which do not include primary data such as systematic reviews and protocols
4) Study conducted in either clinical practice or trials	4) Studies investigating initiation to HT
5) Studies present qualitative data on side effects of adjuvant hormone therapy	5) Studies relating to screening or diagnosis
	6) Studies not using human subjects