Table 4.
Physicians’ reasons for not recommending adjuvant chemotherapy to patients diagnosed with stage III colon cancer in Alberta between 2002 and 2005
| Single Reason | n | (%) | Multiple Reasons | n | (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Co-morbidity only |
38 |
(34) |
Co-morbidity and age |
11 |
(10) |
| Frailty only |
8 |
(7) |
Co-morbidity and frailty |
7 |
(6) |
| Age only |
6 |
(5) |
Co-morbidity and other reason |
6 |
(6) |
| Complication of surgery* |
12 |
(11) |
Age and frailty |
8 |
(7) |
| Disease progression |
7 |
(6) |
Other - multiple reasons |
3 |
(3) |
| Other - single reason |
5 |
(5) |
|
|
|
| Total | 76 | (68) | Total | 35 | (32) |
*Either surgical or medical complication of surgery described in Table 1.