Table 4.

Main reasons cited for investigation preferences in black males and white males

Main reason for choosing investigation	Black males, % n = 197	White males, % n = 251	P-valuea
Having the cancer test would give me peace of mind	41	15
Having the cancer test would allow cancer to be found early	45	72
If the test is offered I’ll take it	11	9	0.001
Having the test would be easy	1	0
My family/friends would want me to have the cancer test	1	0
At my age, I think a cancer test is worthwhile	1	3
Main reason for declining investigation	Black males, % n = 85	White males, % n = 14
The risk of cancer is not very high	45	43
I would rather not know I have cancer	37	14
The cancer test sounds unpleasant	12	7
The cancer test can cause damage	1	7	<0.001
The cancer test would be too inconvenient	0	0
Getting to hospital for the cancer test would be difficult	0	0
At my age, a cancer test is not worthwhile	2	29
If I have cancer, early diagnosis would not help	4	0

^aχ² test P-value.