Frequency and causes of treatment discontinuation
Treatment was abandoned in 48 cases (27.4%), and financial difficulties
(in 54.2% of cases) were the main cause of abandonment. Fear of side
effects (effects of enucleation and chemotherapy) was mentioned in
12.5% of cases and fear of ineffectiveness in 10.4% of cases. The
majority of treatment dropouts occurred during the first 6 months (Fig.
1).