Table 1. Patient demographic and disease characteristics.

	Standard care		Intervention
Age
Median (range) years	55 (36–82)		57 (34–85)
Years since breast cancer diagnosed
Median (range) years	5 (0–26)		5 (0–27)
Years since advanced breast cancer diagnosed
Median (range) years	1 (0–14)		1 (0–7)

	n	%	n	%
Clinic
Box Hill	7	15	12	20
Cabrini	14	30	15	25
Peter MacCallum	18	39	19	32
The Alfred	7	15	13	22
Marital status
Never married	5	11	6	10
Married/de facto	32	71	35	60
Separated/divorced	6	13	9	16
Widowed	2	4	8	14
Highest education
School certificate	12	28	18	31
Higher school certificate	4	9	7	12
Certificate/diploma	6	14	5	8
University degree/diploma	10	23	13	22
University higher degree	2	5	3	5
Other	9	21	13	22
Children
At least one child <18 years	17	38	8	14
Adult children	21	47	35	61
No children	7	16	14	25
Current chemotherapy
No	18	40	31	55
Yes	27	60	25	45
Current radiotherapy
No	33	73	52	93
Yes	12	27	4	7
Current hormone therapy
No	29	64	30	54
Yes	16	36	26	46
Current surgery
No	44	98	52	93
Yes	1	2	4	7
Current APD therapy
No	23	51	31	55
Yes	22	49	25	45