Oncology patients overwhelmingly support tissue banking

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 Factors influencing decisions for tissue to be used

Possible benefits to the health of family in the future (88 %), to the individual’s own health (85 %), and benefit to future patients (82 %) were factors the majority of participants indicated would influence their decision to participate in tissue banking (Table 4). Eighteen percent of participants were concerned that refusing to donate tissue might negatively affect the care they received and/or their relationships with healthcare staff.....