Pseudonym | Age (years) | Sex | Primary cancer site | Distant metastases | Caregiver pseudonym | SIMD 2012 decile*18 | Sixfold urban rural classification19 |
Christine | 73 | F | Breast | Yes | Jack, husband | 8 | 1: Large urban area |
Kevin | 72 | M | Haematological (non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma) | Yes | Joan, wife | 9 | 3: Accessible small town |
Tim | 66 | M | Renal and pancreatic primaries | Yes | Victoria, daughter | 6 | 2: Other urban areas |
Richard | 70 | M | Prostate | Yes | N/A | 7 | 3: Accessible small town |
David | 56 | M | Colorectal | Yes | N/A | 6 | 1: Large urban area |
Alex | 67 | M | Prostate | Yes | N/A | 5 | 5: Accessible rural |
Zoe | 69 | F | Ovary | Yes | N/A | 4 | 1: Large urban area |
Ruth | 57 | F | Lung | Yes | N/A | 2 | 1: Large urban area |
John | 62 | M | Gastro-oesophageal junction | Yes | Barbara, wife | 6 | 5: Accessible rural |
Robert | 61 | M | Oesophagus | Yes | N/A | 2 | 2: Other urban areas |
Andrew | 76 | M | Lung | No | Claire, partner | 9 | 5: Accessible rural |
Kirsty | 56 | F | Colorectal | Yes | N/A | 9 | 3: Accessible small town |
Jason | 66 | M | Oesophagus | No | N/A | 4 | 2: Other urban areas |
Campbell | 68 | M | Lung | Yes | Dorothy, wife | 10 | 1: Large urban area |
*Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation (SIMD) 2012 ranks areas in Scotland by postcode from 1 (most deprived) to 6505 (least deprived) according to multiple indicators of deprivation such as employment and housing. Ranks are reported here by decile with 1 indicating most deprived and 10 indicating least deprived.