Table 6.

Symptom importance in breast cancer (n = 101), multiple myeloma (n = 107), and prostate cancer patients (n = 66), correlations with a φ coefficient ≥ 0.8

Symptoms	φ coefficient	Fisher´s exact test
Breast cancer
Memory (39) and Concentration (40)	0.82	0.000*
Muscle pain (48) and Joint pain (49)	0.84	0.000*
Multiple myeloma
Swelling (35) and Heart palpitations (36)	0.82	0.000*
Prostate cancer
General pain (46) and Joint pain (49)	0.92	0.000*
Muscle pain (48) and Joint pain (49)	0.85	0.000*
Anxious (50) and Fatigue (52)	0.82	0.000*
Painful urination (55) and Urinary urgency (56)	0.83	0.000*
Painful urination (55) and Urinary frequency (57)	0.83	0.000*
Painful urination (55) and Urinary incontinence (59)	0.83	0.000*
Urinary urgency (56) and Urinary incontinence (59)	1.00	0.000*
Decreased libido (60) and Delayed orgasm (61)	1.00	0.000*
Decreased libido (60) and Achieve and maintain erection (64)	0.88	0.000*
Decreased libido (60) and Ejaculation (65)	0.88	0.000*
Delayed orgasm (61) and Achieve and maintain erection (64)	0.88	0.000*
Delayed orgasm (61) and Ejaculation (65)	0.88	0.000*
Achieve and maintain erection (64) and Ejaculation (65)	1.00	0.000*

* p < 0.05: statistically significant