Japanese cancer patient participation in and satisfaction with treatment-related decision-making: A qualitative study

Table 1 Socio-demographic backgrounds of the informants

Informant	Gender	Age	Education	Cancer type (primary)	Time elapsed since diagnosis
A	Female	57	Junior College	Breast Cancer	5 yrs 3 mths
B	Male	53	Graduate School	Colon Cancer	10 mths
C	Female	50	Junior College	Lung Cancer	6 mths
D	Female	58	High School	Multiple Cancer ^a	^a
E	Male	65	University	Multiple Cancer ^b	^b
F	Female	53	High School	Colon Cancer	4 yrs
G	Male	59	Unknown	Liver Cancer	10 mths
H	Male	66	University	Lung Cancer	2 yrs 7 mths
I	Male	53	University	Lung Cancer	9 yrs 2 mths
J	Male	60	University	Colon Cancer	5 yrs 1 mth
K	Female	61	High School	Breast Cancer	8 yrs 5 mths
L	Female	64	Career College	Malignant Lymphoma	12 yrs
M	Female	62	High School	Breast Cancer	8 yrs
N	Female	39	Graduate School	Colon Cancer	1 yr 9 mths
O	Male	59	University	Pancreatic Cancer	5 yrs
P	Female	42	University	Gastric Cancer	1 yr 3 mths
Q	Male	74	University	Colon Cancer	16 yrs
R	Male	58	University	Esophageal Cancer	4 yrs
S	Female	53	University	Breast Cancer	4 yrs 9 mths
T	Female	70	High School	Uterine Cervical Cancer	13 yrs
U	Female	60	High School	Breast Cancer	9 yrs 6 mths
V	Male	78	University	Prostate Cancer	3 yrs 8 mths
W	Female	57	High School	Colon Cancer	3 yrs 1 mth
X	Female	36	Unknown	Colon Cancer	2 yrs 6 mths

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