Table 5

Illustrations of loss or lack of trust

Conflicting adviceI was getting very confused…people saying you should have it [radical treatment] another one saying you shouldn’t have it and another one saying you should have it and then one, I saw this radiology, radiologist whatever and he said ‘well what do you think?’ and I said ‘what do I know?’ I said, ‘I’m seeing you, I’m expecting you to tell me!’ and after a while he said ‘well yes, perhaps you should then’. You know and you think well should I or shouldn’t I? Really, I suppose my own [family] doctor at the time said, ‘Well I would have it’.’
P5-Rx-Unknown, Int +5yr5mo, radical treatment +4yr4mo
Lack of trustSo I mean really speaking it [AM] hasn’t done a lot of good at all has it? So, I don’t really know if this blood thing, this PSA does the trick or not.
P18-Pref-L, Int +2yr5mo, withdrew from AM+7y
  • For key see table 2.