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(Top panel) Reasons for not referring a patient to a medical oncologist (denominator = patients who were referred to cancer centre, but not to a medical oncologist). (Bottom panel) Reasons for deciding against chemotherapy (denominator = patients who were referred to a medical oncologist, but who did not receive chemotherapy). Blue bars = 2003–2006 cohort; red bars = 2010–2011 cohort.
