McSorley, Stephen T. https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5459-8445
Burton, Paul
Chantler, Donna
Johnstone, Mark https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5035-1517
Nicholson, Brian D. https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0661-7362
MacKay, Graham
Mansouri, David
Vella, Mark
Susanti, Susanti
Rigg, Douglas
Winter, Jack
Witherspoon, Paul
Funding for this research was provided by:
Cancer Research UK (PICTHS-2023/100004)
Cancer Research UK (PICTHS-2023/100004)
Cancer Research UK (PICTHS-2023/100004)
Cancer Research UK (PICTHS-2023/100004)
Cancer Research UK (PICTHS-2023/100004)
Cancer Research UK (PICTHS-2023/100004)
Cancer Research UK (PICTHS-2023/100004)
Cancer Research UK (PICTHS-2023/100004)
Cancer Research UK (PICTHS-2023/100004)
Cancer Research UK (PICTHS-2023/100004)
Cancer Research UK (PICTHS-2023/100004)
Cancer Research UK (PICTHS-2023/100004)
Article History
Received: 14 August 2025
Revised: 30 January 2026
Accepted: 3 March 2026
First Online: 2 April 2026
Competing interests
: The authors declare no competing interests.
: The protocol and results of this study were presented to the Glasgow Colorectal PPIE group. The authors thank the group members for their contribution to the wording and emphasis of the reporting and their ongoing help with dissemination. Dr Susanti Susanti, one of the co-authors of this paper is a PPIE representative within the CRUK TET project and the Glasgow Colorectal PPIE group with lived experience of treatment for colorectal cancer.