Table 1 Participant characteristics

Total

30

100

Gender

 Female

16

53

 Male

14

47

Age-group

 39–49

4

13

 50–59

11

37

 60–69

12

40

 70 + 

3

10

Diagnosis

 Breast

10

33

 Prostate

10

33

 Colorectal

10

33

Marital status

 Married/living with partner

21

70

 Single

6

20

 Divorced

3

10

Living location

 City

12

40

 Village

9

30

 Town

7

21

 Hamlet or isolated dwelling

2

6

Ethnicity

 White British

22

75

 White other

2

6

 Black Caribbean

3

10

 Black African

2

6

 Asian

1

3

Time since most recent diagnosis (years)

 Under 6.5

4

13

 6.5 – 7.5

11

37

 7.5—8.5

10

33

 Over 8.5

5

17