Patient preferences of chemotherapy treatment options and tolerance of chemotherapy side effects in advanced stage lung cancer

Table 4 Length of time patients willing to tolerate side effects

	Variable	Category (n = 232)^a	n (%)
FIRST Interview	Tolerance time	No time period	36 (15.5)
		Months	96 (41.4)
		Years	100 (43.1)
	Variable	Category(n = 167)^b	n (%)
LAST Interview	Tolerance time	No time period	23 (13.8)
		Months	84 (50.3)
		Years	60 (35.9)
	Variable	Category(n = 167)^b	n (%)
	Change in tolerancetime between FIRSTand LAST interview	Yes	80 (47.9)
	Change in tolerancetime between FIRSTand LAST interview	No	87 (52.1)

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