Table 4.

Men’s Perceptions Regarding Watchful Waiting

Reasons Why Chosen	Reasons Why Not Chosen
Maintain current quality of life Cancer slow-growing, may never cause problems Will be able to act if cancer progresses God will take care of it Doctor recommended it	Only for older people with poor health Too young Cancer will progress and kill Too risky, like living with a “ticking time bomb” Doctor did not recommend it Don’t know about it Friend(s) went through it had bad results Don’t feel comfortable doing nothing with cancer Would worry too much about cancer spreading Family would be very upset Avoid regret later