Table 2.

Compliance with treatment by 87 patients with colorectal cancer assigned to chemotherapy at hospital outpatient clinic or at home. Values are numbers (percentages) unless stated otherwise

Reason for non-compliance	Treatment		Difference in % (95% CI)
	Outpatient (n=42)	Home (n=45)
Voluntary withdrawal from treatment	6 (14)	1 (2)	12 (0.6 to 24)
Withdrawal for other reasons*	13 (31)	11 (24)	7 (−12 to 25)
Total	19 (45)	12 (27)	18 (−1 to 38)

^*Unacceptable toxicity (16 cases), disease progression (6), doctor's discretion (2).