High levels of — — — — — — — — — — comorbidities among patients makes it challenging to manage patients with lung cancer High levels of — — — — — — — — — — comorbidities make me less likely to pursue aggressive treatment Please provide any comments relating to investigation, diagnosis and management of lung cancer 6. Treatment and management of lung cancer This section seeks your views on factors influencing lung cancer treatment and management in Australia 1. We are interested in identifying your level of agreement with a series of statements. Each statement will be marked 1 to 10. One (1) denotes that you strongly disagree with the statement while 10 shows that you strongly agree with the statement. Statement 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 agree I have ready access — — — — — — — — — — to radiotherapy services I have ready access — — — — — — — — — — to expert thoracic surgical services I have ready access — — — — — — — — — — to chemotherapy services I have ready access — — — — — — — — — — to allied health services, such as dietitians and occupational therapists I have ready access — — — — — — — — — — to a multidisciplinary team to assist with managing my patients
High levels of comorbidities among patients makes it challenging to manage patients with lung cancer — — — — — — — — — — High levels of comorbidities make me less likely to pursue aggressive treatment — — — — — — — — — — Please provide any comments relating to investigation, diagnosis and management of lung cancer 6. Treatment and management of lung cancer This section seeks your views on factors influencing lung cancer treatment and management in Australia 1. We are interested in identifying your level of agreement with a series of statements. Each statement will be marked 1 to 10. One (1) denotes that you strongly disagree with the statement while 10 shows that you strongly agree with the statement. Statement 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 agree I have ready access to radiotherapy services — — — — — — — — — — I have ready access to expert thoracic surgical services — — — — — — — — — — I have ready access to chemotherapy services — — — — — — — — — — I have ready access to allied health services, such as dietitians and occupational therapists — — — — — — — — — — I have ready access to a multidisciplinary team to assist with managing my patients — — — — — — — — — —