Table 1.
Disease Site | Screened |
Eligible* |
No. Enrolled |
Refused† |
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---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
No. | % (of total) | No. | % (of total) | No. | % (of total) | No. | % (of total) | |
Breast | 113 | 42 | 94 | 41 | 38 | 51 | 56 | 36 |
Colorectal | 56 | 21 | 51 | 22 | 18 | 24 | 33 | 21 |
Lung | 62 | 23 | 51 | 22 | 13 | 17 | 38 | 24 |
Prostate | 37 | 14 | 35 | 15 | 6 | 8 | 29 | 19 |
Total | 268 | 231 | 75 | 156 |
Thirty-seven patients ineligible because of performance status, wrong stage, multiple malignancies, and non-English speaking.
Refusal related to cancer site P = .051. Refusal related to breast versus prostate cancer P = .013.