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Published in final edited form as: Oncol Nurs Forum. 2016 Jul 1;43(4):444–452. doi: 10.1188/16.ONF.444-452

Table 2.

Characteristics of individuals undergoing surgery for index CRC

Participant	Age at interview (years)	Age at extensive resection (years)	Type of surgery
Surgeon-presented decision

Participant 1 (male)^a	60	50	Extensive resection for index CRC
Participant 2 (female)^a	52	42	Extensive resection for index CRC
Participant 3 (male)^a	44	34	Extensive resection for index CRC
Participant 4 (female)^a	33	26	Extensive resection for index CRC
Participant 5 (male)^b,c	30	29	Extensive resection for index CRC
Participant 6 (female)^b	63	50	Extensive resection for index CRC
Participant 7 (male)^b	57	46	Extensive resection for index CRC
Participant 8 (male)^b	68	56	Extensive resection for index CRC
Participant 9 (female)^a	48	38	Previous segmental resection for index CRC, extensive resection following CRC recurrence
Participant 10 (male)^a	51	45	Previous segmental resection for index CRC, extensive resection following CRC recurrence
Participant 11 (male)^b	65	57	Previous segmental resection for index CRC, extensive resection following CRC recurrence

Shared decision-making process

Participant 12 (male)^{a, d}	43	42	Extensive resection for index CRC
Participant 13 (male)^a	60	52	Previous segmental resection for index CRC, extensive resection following CRC recurrence
Participant 14 (male)^a	49	41	Previous segmental resection for index CRC, extensive resection following CRC recurrence
Participant 15 (female)^b	41	41	Previous segmental resection for index CRC, extensive resection following CRC recurrence

Emergency surgery

Participant 16 (male)^{a, d}	54	45	Emergency segmental resection followed by extensive resection
Participant 17 (female)^b	30	30	Emergency segmental resection followed by extensive resection
Participant 18 (male)^b	66	55	Emergency extensive resection

Had confirmed Lynch syndrome

Not tested for Lynch syndrome

Had a temporary ileostomy

Had a permanent ileostomy

CRC – colorectal cancer