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Table 1 Patient participants’ demographic profiles

From: Relational autonomy in breast diseases care: a qualitative study of contextual and social conditions of patients’ capacity for decision-making

Participant Pseudonym

Age

Stage/Diagnosis

Treatment Plan and Sequence

Marital status and children

Employment status

Annette

56

Stage 2 cancer

1. Chemotherapy

2. Lumpectomy

3. Radiation

Married; 3 adult children

Full-time employed

Bonny

52

Stage 0 Ductal Carcinoma in situ (DCIS)

1. Lumpectomy

2. Radiation

Married; No children

Full-time employed

Caitlyn

46

Stage 3 cancer

1. Chemotherapy

2. Lumpectomy

3. Radiation

Married; 3 dependent children

Part-time employed

Diedre

55

Stage 2 cancer

1. Lumpectomy

2. Radiation

Divorced;1 dependent child

Self-employed

Ella

35

Stage 2 cancer

1. Chemotherapy

2. Lumpectomy

3. Radiation

Married; 3 dependent children

Self-employed

Frederika

64

Stage 1 cancer

1. Lumpectomy

2. Radiation

Separated; 2 adult children

Full-time employed

Gladys

68

Stage 1 cancer

1. Mastectomy

2. Chemotherapy

3. Radiation

Married; 2 adult children

Retired

Hillary

72

Stage 2 cancer

First cancer (right breast)

1. Chemotherapy

2. Lumpectomy

3. Radiation

Second cancer (left breast)

1. Mastectomy

Married; 3 adult children

Retired

Ingrid

28

Fibroadenoma (benign breast lump)

1. Lumpectomy

Married; No children

Part-time employed

Jane

34

Stage 2 cancer

1. Lumpectomy

2. Radiation

Married; No children

Full-time employed