Table 2.
Reason | Breast |
Colorectal |
Lung |
Prostate |
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---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
No. | % | No. | % | No. | % | No. | % | |
Not interested | 14 | 25 | 15 | 45 | 15 | 39 | 8 | 28 |
None given | 13 | 23 | 7 | 21 | 8 | 21 | 1 | 3 |
Overwhelmed/too busy | 11 | 20 | 3 | 9 | 3 | 8 | 7 | 24 |
Family decision | 4 | 7 | 3 | 9 | 4 | 11 | 6 | 21 |
Insurance concerns | 5 | 9 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 7 |
Adequate family support | 4 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 3 |
”Private” person | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 10 |
Patient feels too ill | 2 | 4 | - | 2 | 5 | 1 | 3 | |
Other* | 2 | 4 | - | 1 | 3 | - | ||
Total | 56 | 33 | 38 | 29 |
One patient elected surgery; two patients moved to another state.