Participation of older newly-diagnosed cancer patients in an observational prospective pilot study: an example of recruitment and retention

Table 1 Overview of Recruitment Strategies by Cancer Diagnosis

Strategy used	Lung cancer	Breast cancer	Lymphoma/Multiple myeloma	Colorectal cancer
Screening charts for clinics in Segal Cancer Centre	X	X	X	X
Attending tumor board	X	X	X	X
Letter for MD with inclusion and exclusion criteria in chart and patient info letter in chart of potential patient	X	X	X	X (in Segal Cancer Centre, not in the Department of colorectal surgery)
After consultation contact MD to verify eligibility and to ask the MD if the patient agreed to be contacted	X	X	X	X
Contact the secretary of each of the departments each week to see list of new patients		X	X	X
Contact the surgeons to verify new eligible patient				X
Contact the nurse/MD to confirm eligibility and approached the patient the day before the surgery				X

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