Table 5 Decision process by stage
Decision process question*, n (%) | Stage I | Stage II | Total | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Did any doctor tell you that having or not having chemotherapy was a choice for you? | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
 Yes | 169 | (71.3) | 80 | (69.6) | 249 | (70.7) |
 No | 57 | (24.1) | 30 | (26.1) | 87 | (24.7) |
 I am not sure/missing | 11 | (5.1) | 5 | (4.3) | 16 | (4.8) |
How much did doctors discuss the reasons to have chemotherapy? | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
 A lot/some | 139 | (58.6) | 97 | (84.3) | 236 | (67.0) |
 A little/not at all | 80 | (33.8) | 13 | (11.3) | 93 | (26.4) |
 I am not sure/missing | 18 | (7.6) | 5 | (4.3) | 23 | (6.5) |
How much did doctors discuss reasons not to have chemotherapy? | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
 A lot/some | 119 | (50.2) | 44 | (38.3) | 163 | (46.3) |
 A little/not at all | 105 | (44.3) | 61 | (53.0) | 166 | (47.2) |
 I am not sure/missing | 13 | (5.5) | 10 | (8.6) | 23 | (6.6) |
Did any doctor ask you whether you preferred to have chemotherapy? | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
 Yes | 105 | (44.3) | 46 | (40.0) | 151 | (42.9) |
 No | 103 | (43.5) | 56 | (48.7) | 159 | (45.2) |
 I am not sure/missing | 29 | (12.6) | 13 | (11.3) | 42 | (12.2) |
 Mean decision process score (SD)** | 2.2 | (1.4) | 2.3 | (1.2) | 2.3 | (1.3) |