Physician Recommendation, Decision to Take Tamoxifen, and Factors Influencing This Decision Among 48 Women Who Discussed Taking Tamoxifen With Their Family Physician
| Question | No. | % |
|---|---|---|
| * Women were permitted to identify more than 1 factor influencing their decision to take tamoxifen; therefore, the number of reasons does not equal the number of women. The percentage value indicates the number of women identifying that factor among the 48 women. | ||
| † The specific adverse events of concern to respondents included thromboembolic disease, uterine cancer, and such symptoms as hot flushes. | ||
| Family physician recommendation | ||
| Recommended tamoxifen | 3 | 6 |
| No recommendation | 8 | 17 |
| Recommended against tamoxifen | 37 | 77 |
| Women’s decision | ||
| Take tamoxifen | 1 | 2 |
| Not to take tamoxifen | 47 | 98 |
| Total no. of women | 48 | 100 |
| Factors influencing decision* | ||
| Fear of adverse effects† | 22 | 46 |
| Risk not high enough | 16 | 33 |
| Family physician’s decision | 15 | 31 |
| Personal decision | 12 | 25 |
| Lack of sufficient data | 5 | 10 |
| Total number of reasons | 70 | |