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Table 3 Participant willingness for use of tissue samples

From: Oncology patients overwhelmingly support tissue banking

 

Number

(%)

Use of left-over tissue (n = 224)

  

Yes

188

84.0

No

17

7.6

Unsure

13

5.8

Depends on tissue type

6

2.7

Storage of left-over tissue (n = 192*)

  

Yes

185

96.0

No

2

1.0

Unsure

5

3.0

  1. *Branching for responses of ‘No’ to first question “If asked, would you allow your left-over tissue to be used in a research study approved by an ethics committee?” means that 17 participants skipped the following question regarding storage of left-over tissue. An additional 15 participants did not provide a response for the question regarding storage of left-over tissue