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. 2003 Mar 29;326(7391):696–699. doi: 10.1136/bmj.326.7391.696

Table 3.

 Recommendations for new treatment in 79 online consultations

Recommendation
No (%)
New chemotherapeutic regimen 54 (68)
New medical regimen (non-chemotherapeutic) 19 (24)
Surgery 13 (16)
Radiation 11 (14)
Stop drug 3 (4)
Change dose 2 (3)
Other* 5 (6)

Several recommendations may have been made for one patient. 

*

Includes chemoembolisation, cyroablation, radiofrequency ablation, bone marrow transplant, and physiotherapy.