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Table 1 Caregivers’ demographic characteristics

From: Exploring the ethical decision-making experience of caregivers of end stage cancer patients in Iran: a phenomenological study

No

Type of cancer

Age of the caregiver

Relationship

Age of the patient

Duration of caring

Duration of cancer

P1

Colorectal Cancer

45

Husband

42

8 month

1 year

P2

Multiple myeloma

34

Wife

35

8 month

8 month

P3

Breast cancer

52

Husband

53

2 year

2 year

P4

Lung Cancer

53

Wife

64

2 year

2 year

P5

Liver Cancer

28

Son (oldest)

61

9 month

1 year

P6

Brain tumor

48

Son (oldest)

70

5 month

15 month

P7

Osteosarcoma

42

Mother

62

8 month

8 month

P8

Melanoma

59

Father

36

6 month

1 year

P9

Gastric cancer

65

Father

34

1 year

14 month

P10

Pancreatic cancer

32

Daughter

63

9 month

13 month

P11

Ovarian cancer

33

Husband

30

2 year

2 year

P12

Liver Cancer

56

Father

23

15 month

2 year