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 % |