Fig. 1

Research study design: Cancer Survivorship Needs – A Patients’ Perspective. The schematic diagram represents the design and work flow involved in the research study. Participants were recruited to the study from amongst patients treated at the UHG, through community-based cancer centres, patient advocate groups, PVCR (Patient Voice in Cancer Research) Dragon’s Den, IPPOSI (Irish Platform for Patients Organisations, Science & Industry) and social media. Patients were invited to participate in focus group meetings. A topics guide was provided to the patients in advance. The meeting was recorded and transcribed. The topics discussed were used to generate themes and sub themes in order to develop a framework for qualitative analysis