Table 3.

Patient-Reported Reasons for Not Receiving Chemotherapy (n = 633)^*

Reason	No.	%
Physician related
My physician(s) said I did not need it	471	74
My physician(s) did not discuss it with me	18	3
Patient related
My physician(s) left it up to me and I chose not to	103	16
I was worried about side effects or complications	59	9
I did not want to lose my hair	18	3
I was worried about the cost	6	1
It would have been too much of a burden on me or my family	17	3
No reason selected	8	1

^*Respondents could select more than one reason.