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. 2007 Jun 5;97(1):6–13. doi: 10.1038/sj.bjc.6603841

Table 9. Discrepancy between high comfort level and reported use of SDM.

  Usual approach N (%) High level of comfort N (%) Mismatch
Tumour type
 Breast 202 (67.1) 266 (86.9) 19.8
 Colorectal 36 (46.2) 51 (67.1) 20.9
 Leukaemia/lymphoma 39 (47.0) 18 (81.8) 34.8
 Gynaecological 11 (40.7) 24 (88.9) 48.2
 Urological 84 (81.6) 94 (89.5) 7.9
       
Doctor type
 Medical oncologists 91 (65.0) 105 (89.0) 24.0
 Radiation oncologists 26 (50.0) 39 (78.0) 28.0
 Haematologists 29 (47.5) 4 (66.7) 19.2
 Paediatric oncologists 4 (28.6) 9 (81.8) 53.2
 Surgeons 231 (69.2) 296 (84.3) 15.1