Should a patient be informed about research results that might be relevant for the development, prognosis or treatment of his/her cancer?
Feedback of individual results GER (n=122) UK (n=122) B (n=152) Total (n=396)
Yes, under all circumstances 58.2% 51.6% 58.6% 56.3%
Yes, but only if the information is validated 15.6% 14.6% 12.5% 14.6%
Yes, but only if treatment is available 15.6% 18.9% 19.7% 18.2%
No, nobody wants to know anything that he/she had not asked for 2.5% 0.0% 0.7% 1.0%
Don’t know 0.8% 15.6% 5.3% 7.1%
Table 8: Participant expectations about receiving individual research results.