Table 1.
Ovarian cancer case study participant characteristics.
| Participant characteristics | All respondents (N=18) | Ovarian cancer patients (N=11) | |
| Age in years, median (range) | 55 (35-69) | 56 (35-69) | |
| Ovarian cancer diagnosis, n (%) |
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Yes | 17 (94) | 11 (100) |
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No | 1 (6) | 0 (0) |
| Ethnicity, n (%) |
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White | 17 (94) | 10 (91) |
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Missing | 1 (6) | 1 (9) |
| Symptoms observed before diagnosis (all respondents, N=17), n (%) |
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Any | 15 (88) | 9 (82) |
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Irregular periods | 1 (6) | 1 (9) |
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Pain (back, tummy, urinary, during sex) | 12 (71) | 6 (55) |
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Constipation | 1 (6) | 1 (9) |
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Weight loss | 1 (6) | 1 (9) |
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Bloating | 3 (18) | 1 (9) |
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Loss of appetite | 4 (24) | 2 (18) |
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Fatigue | 7 (41) | 6 (55) |
| Perceived health, n (%) |
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Excellent to very good | 4 (22) | 3 (27) |
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Good to fair | 10 (56) | 5 (45) |
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Poor | 4 (22) | 4 (36) |
| Loyalty card use, n (%) |
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All the time/often | 13 (72) | 8 (72) |
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Sometimes/not very often | 4 (22) | 2 (18) |
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Not at all | 1 (6) | 1 (9) |
| Subscription to loyalty cards provided by high-street retailers, n (%) |
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Tesco | 17 (94) | 10 (91) |
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Boots | 15 (83) | 11 (100) |
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Sainsbury | 13 (72) | 8 (73) |
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All three above | 10 (56) | 7 (64) |
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Coop | 8 (44) | 4 (36) |
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Morrison | 1 (6) | 1 (9) |
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Superdrug | 4 (22) | 3 (27) |