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. 2009 Dec 28;28(5):878–883. doi: 10.1200/JCO.2009.25.6107

Table 3.

Responses to Survey Question About Current Attitude Toward Care for Long-Term Survivors of Childhood Cancer

Response Respondents
No. %
I prefer to be their doctor as long as possible. 242 38
Although I enjoy some of the social aspects of their clinic visits, I prefer these patients be seen by a physician other than myself. 131 21
I prefer to refer them and/or discharge them from my clinic at the first opportunity. 8 1
I am willing to see them and continue to care for them in the absence of a more suitable clinician. 159 25
Other 98 15

NOTE. Survey question was as follows: Please choose the single response which best summarizes your current attitude toward caring for long-term survivors of childhood cancer.