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Table 5 People with whom patients discussed participation in a clinical trial

From: Patients’ willingness to participate in clinical trials and their views on aspects of cancer research: results of a prospective patient survey

Person

N (%)

(n = 249)

Spouse/partner

171 (68 %)

Son/daughter

64 (26 %)

Sibling

56 (23 %)

Friend

37 (15 %)

Parent

16 (6 %)

GP

13 (5 %)

Grandchild

7 (3 %)

Othera

11 (4 %)

  1. aOther included: other family members, work colleague/boss, other doctors, Macmillan nurse, nutrition advisor/mind coach and their insurance company.
  2. Many patients discussed trial participation with more than one person