Table 2.
Relationship Between Accuracy of Patient Estimates of 10-Year Survival and Use of Adjuvant Therapy
Therapy Choice | Inaccurate | Accurate* |
---|---|---|
Adjuvant therapy | 24 (89%) | 13 (62%)† |
No additional therapy | 3 (11%) | 8 (38%) |
Total | 27 | 21 |
Defined as patient estimate of 10-year survival within 5% of Adjuvant! estimate.
Difference between inaccurate and accurate: P = .04, 2-sided Fisher’s exact test.