Key Questions

1. Can you tell me about how you came to be diagnosed with oesophageal cancer?

2. Can you tell me which hospital or centre you started your treatment, and expand a little bit about your journey through the health system?

3. How were you eating throughout your treatment?

a) Did anyone enquire about your eating?

4. What was happening with your weight throughout your treatment?

a) Were you weighed during this time?

5. What nutrition advice, if any, were you given during your treatment?

a) How useful was this advice?

6. What written information on nutrition, if any, did you receive during the time?

a) How useful was this advice?

7. Were you offered a referral to the dietitian?

8. During your treatment, did you worry about your eating or weight, or were there other things that you were more concerned about?

9. If you could have changed one thing about the nutrition advice you received, what would it be?

10. What sort of role do you think nutrition has played in your recovery?

11. What was the most helpful piece of nutrition advice you received?

12. That’s all the questions I had. Is there anything else you would like to add?