Table 1.
Subject Demographic and Treatment Variables
| VARIABLE | COUNT | PERCENTAGE (%) |
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| Ethnicity | ||
| Caucasian | 21 | 55.3 |
| African American | 7 | 18.4 |
| Hispanic | 9 | 23.7 |
| Asian | 2.6 | 2.6 |
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| Education | ||
| No high school | 2 | 5.3 |
| High school only | 15 | 39.5 |
| College | 17 | 44.7 |
| Graduate/Professional | 3 | 7.9 |
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| Marital Status | ||
| Never married | 4 | 10.5 |
| Married | 18 | 47.4 |
| Living with partner | 2 | 5.3 |
| Divorced | 8 | 21.1 |
| Widowed | 6 | 15.8 |
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| Living Arrangements | ||
| Spouse | 18 | 47.4 |
| Parents | 3 | 7.9 |
| Children | 19 | 50.0 |
| Friends/signif. other | 1 | 2.6 |
| Other | 3 | 7.9 |
| Live alone | 4 | 10.5 |
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| Employment status | ||
| Full time | 6 | 15.8 |
| Part time | 4 | 10.5 |
| Retired | 13 | 34.2 |
| Retired b/c of cancer | 3 | 7.9 |
| Homemaker | 2 | 5.3 |
| Unemployed on disability | 10 | 26.3 |
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| Cancer Diagnosis | ||
| Breast | 20 | 52.9 |
| Colon | 9 | 23.7 |
| Lung | 6 | 15.8 |
| Prostate | 3 | 7.9 |
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| Stage of disease | ||
| I | 2 | 5.2 |
| II | 6 | 15.8 |
| III | 11 | 29 |
| IV | 18 | 47.4 |
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| Current status of disease | ||
| Newly diagnosed, under tx | 10 | 26.3 |
| Completed tx, CA free | 2 | 5.3 |
| Recurrent, under tx | 20 | 52.6 |
| Other | 5 | 13.2 |
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| Current and Previous Tx | ||
| Surgery | ||
| Yes | 24 | 63.2 |
| No | 13 | 34.2 |
| Chemotherapy | ||
| Yes | 31 | 81.6 |
| No | 7 | 18.4 |
| Currently receiving chemo | ||
| Yes | 28 | 73.7 |
| No | 10 | 26.3 |
| Radiation | ||
| Yes | 16 | 42.1 |
| No | 22 | 57.9 |
| Currently receiving radiation | ||
| Yes | 1 | 2.6 |
| No | 37 | 97.4 |
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| KPS | ||
| 100 | 3 | 7.9 |
| 90 | 17 | 44.7 |
| 80 | 9 | 23.7 |
| 70 | 4 | 10.5 |
| 60 | 4 | 10.5 |
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| Pain rating | ||
| 4 | 11 | 28.9 |
| 5 | 11 | 28.9 |
| 6 | 7 | 18.4 |
| 7 | 4 | 10.5 |
| 8 | 4 | 10.5 |
| 9 | 1 | 2.6 |
Tx = treatment; CA = cancer; KPS = Karnofsky Performance Status.