Table 3.
Belief | Baseline n (%)a | Follow-up n (%) | p valueb |
---|---|---|---|
A tumor is always cancerous | 9 (13.6) | 7 (10.6) | 0.480 |
A cancer that has not spread to other areas of the body has a good chance for control or cure | 61 (87.1) | 65 (92.9) | 0.206 |
There is nothing that can be done to reduce the risk of cancer | 28 (40.6) | 10 (14.5) | 0.001 |
Percentages based on nonmissing values.
McNemar's test for marginal homogeneity (significance level α = 0.05).