Table 4.

Reported reasons of MDT members for not recommending guideline-driven treatment and reported reasons of patients for refusing standard curative treatment proposed by their physician

Reported reasons of MDT members	Number of cases	Percentage
No surgery because of patient conditions	18	20 %
No chemotherapy because of patient conditions	28	32 %
No radiotherapy because of patient conditions	6	7 %
No treatment because of patient conditions	5	6 %
No radiotherapy because of medical history	4	4 %
Customized chemotherapy because of patient conditions	20	22 %
Customized radiotherapy because of patient conditions	5	6 %
Customized surgery because of patient conditions	1	1 %
Customized therapy because of patient conditions	2	2 %
Total	89	100 %
Reported reasons of patients	Number of cases	Percentage
Patient declines any treatment	11	18 %
Patient declines surgery	19	32 %
Patient declines radiotherapy	12	20 %
Patient declines chemotherapy	4	7 %
Patient cannot mentally handle therapy	11	18 %
Patient declines therapy because of GP recommendation	2	3 %
Patient declines therapy because of religious beliefs	1	2 %
Total	60	100 %