Table 2. Clinical and sociodemographic data of participants.
| Number of patients (%) | |
|---|---|
| Gender | |
| Male (median age: 60 years, range: 18–88 years) | 99 (52.4) |
| Female (median age: 53 years, range: 23–87 years) | 90 (47.6) |
| Cancer site | |
| Brain | 1 (0.5) |
| Breast | 30 (15.9) |
| Gastrointestinal | 38 (20.1) |
| Genitourinary | 14 (7.4) |
| Germ cell | 12 (6.3) |
| Gynaecological | 20 (10.6) |
| Haematology | 21 (11.1) |
| Head and neck | 11 (5.8) |
| Lung | 24 (12.7) |
| Melanoma | 11 (5.8) |
| Sarcoma | 7 (3.7) |
| Stage of disease | |
| Disease free diagnosed <2 years | 54 (28.6) |
| Primary local disease | 36 (19.0) |
| Local recurrent disease | 5 (2.6) |
| Metastatic disease | 63 (33.3) |
| Othera | 23 (12.2) |
| Disease free diagnosed >2 years (survivor) | 8 (4.2) |
| Marital status | |
| Single | 18 (9.5) |
| Married or cohabiting with partners | 141 (74.6) |
| Separated or divorced | 17 (9.0) |
| Widowed | 13 (6.9) |
| Who you live with | |
| I live alone | 23 (12.2) |
| I live with my partner | 90 (47.6) |
| I live with my partner and other relatives | 56 (29.5) |
| I live with my children | 12 (6.3) |
| I live with other friends or relatives | 8 (4.2) |
| Type of accommodation | |
| Owner occupied | 146 (77.2) |
| Rented | 35 (18.5) |
| Other | 8 (4.2) |
| Employment status | |
| Employed (full or part time) | 76 (40.2) |
| Retired (at retirement age or early) | 75 (39.7) |
| Homemaker | 8 (4.2) |
| Other (student, unemployed, other) | 30 (15.9) |
| Occupational status (for those employed only N=76) | |
| Working as usual | 29 (38.2) |
| Working more hours | 4 (5.3) |
| Working fewer hours | 19 (25.0) |
| Not working | 24 (31.5) |
a
Includes people with advanced ovarian and haematological malignancies that cannot be classified using the other categories.