Table 1:
Surgeon* | Medical oncologist* | Radiation oncologist* | |
---|---|---|---|
Frequency of discussing financial burden of cancer treatments with patients | |||
Never | 63 (18.2%) | 10 (3.5%) | 5 (2.8%) |
Rarely | 133 (36.9%) | 40 (13.5%) | 36 (23.0%) |
Sometimes | 110 (29.2%) | 94 (32.2%) | 49 (30.0%) |
Often | 54 (13.8%) | 113 (40.3%) | 48 (31.0%) |
Always | 7 (1.8%) | 33 (10.6%) | 23 (13.2%) |
Awareness of out-of-pocket costs of tests and treaments they recommend | |||
Not at all | 41 (10.5%) | 9 (3.1%) | 7 (3.6%) |
A little | 100 (26.5%) | 50 (17.3%) | 39 (23.3%) |
Somewhat | 123 (35.7%) | 111 (39.6%) | 62 (38.8%) |
Quite | 76 (19.0%) | 89 (30.1%) | 39 (26.1%) |
Very | 26 (8.3%) | 28 (9.9%) | 15 (8.2%) |
Importance of saving patients money | |||
Not at all | 45 (13.3%) | 3 (1.0%) | 6 (3.5%) |
A little | 68 (20.3%) | 35 (11.8%) | 15 (8.4%) |
Somewhat | 115 (31.1%) | 86 (30.2%) | 53 (32.3%) |
Quite | 121 (31.6%) | 120 (41.3%) | 63 (40.0%) |
Extremely | 15 (3.7%) | 45 (15.7%) | 24 (15.8%) |
Unweighted n and weighted percentage