Table 2. Types of tumor and treatment received by the patients studied.

Patient characteristics	n (%)
Mean length of time since disease diagnosis	27.43 months
Type of tumor
Solid tumors	80 (80%)
Breast	26%
Prostate	26%
Colorectal	10%
Others	18%
Hematological tumors	20 (20%)
Present tumor status*
Metastatic	34 (56.7%)
Non-metastatic	26 (43.3%)
Previous surgery
Yes	63 (63%)
No	37 (37%)
Previous radiation therapy
Yes	40 (40%)
No	59 (59%)
Previous chemotherapy
Yes	59 (59%)
No	41 (41%)
Presently on chemotherapy
Yes	59 (59%)
No	41 (41%)

n = number of patients

^* only the patients for whom we had accurate staging information at the time of questionnaire application are represented here.