Table 2.

Characteristics of women who participated in the focus group discussions

	Women from breast cancer support groups	Women who had participated in the pilot HRT study
Total number of women who participated in focus groups	69	14
Number of focus groups	6	3
Mean age of participants (range) (years)	53.8 (32–70)	55.4 (48–69)
Mean time from diagnosis (range) (years)	4.5 (0–25)	7.3 (1–22)
Mean age at leaving full‐time education in years	17.3	19.9
% currently taking tamoxifen	81.1	50
Number of women who had
Taken part in a previous clinical trial	4	5
Were currently taking HRT	3	5
Had experienced menopausal symptoms	42	12
Number of women in the pilot HRT study randomised to
Control arm		8
HRT arm		6