Societal perceptions may factor into the high rates of nontreatment in patients with lung cancer.
N Sriram, Jennifer Mills, Edward Lang, Holli K Dickson, Heidi A Hamann, Brian A Nosek,Joan H Schiller 2015, 'Attitudes and Stereotypes in Lung Cancer versus Breast Cancer.', PLoS ONEhttp://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4689531?pdf=render. Retrieved from PLOS CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
Reasons for discontinuation were categorized as treatment-related and nontreatment-related.
Hong Liu-Seifert, Shuyu Zhang, Deborah D’Souza, et al 2010, 'A closer look at the baseline-observation-carried-forward (BOCF)', Patient Preference and Adherencehttp://www.dovepress.com/a-closer-look-at-the-baseline-observation-carried-forward-bocf-a3913. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
It has been proven to be more effective than nontreatment in the primary prophylaxis against variceal hemorrhage.
Gregory V Stiegmann 2002, 'Motion – Prophylactic Banding of Esophageal Varices Is Useful: Arguments for the Motion',Canadian Journal of Gastroenterologyhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2002/805720. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
Patients were divided into two groups (treatment and nontreatment), and propensity score matching analysis was performed to identify control patients.
Jung Wha Chung, Gi Hyun Kim, Jong Ho Lee, Kyeong Sam Ok, Eun Sun Jang, Sook-HyangJeong, Jin-Wook Kim 2014, 'Safety, efficacy, and response predictors of anticoagulation for the treatment ofnonmalignant portal-vein thrombosis in patients with cirrhosis: a propensity scorematching analysis', Clinical and Molecular Hepatologyhttp://e-cmh.org/upload/pdf/cmh-20-384.pdf. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
Acupuncture therapy aiming at reducing preoperative anxiety has a statistically significant effect relative to placebo or nontreatment conditions.
Hyojeong Bae, Hyunsu Bae, Byung-Il Min, Seunghun Cho 2014, 'Efficacy of Acupuncture in Reducing Preoperative Anxiety: A Meta-Analysis', Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicinehttp://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2014/850367. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
Research provides some evidence to suggest that nontreatment may be as effective as orthotic or surgical intervention.
Mohammad Taghi Karimi, Tony McGarry 2012, 'A Comparison of the Effectiveness of Surgical and Nonsurgical Treatment of Legg-Calve-PerthesDisease: A Review of the Literature', Advances in Orthopedicshttp://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2012/490806. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)