Table 2.
Characteristics of Children with Cancer or Brain Tumor and Childhood Cancer or Brain Tumor Survivors
| Child Characteristics | Mean(SD) or % |
|---|---|
| Total | 75 (100%) |
| Age | 10.1 (4.8) |
| Gender | |
| Male | 52.0% |
| Female | 48.0% |
| Diagnosis | |
| Leukemia/lymphoma | 49.3% |
| CNS tumor§ | 33.3% |
| Non-CNS tumor§ | 17.3% |
| Time since diagnosis | |
| <1 year | 22.7% |
| 1 to <2 years | 17.3% |
| 2 to <5 years | 25.3% |
| 5 to <10 years | 22.7% |
| >10 years | 12.0% |
| Treatment Status | |
| Active/maintenance | 38.7% |
| Off treatment | 61.3% |
| Type of Treatment† | |
| Chemotherapy | 89.3% |
| Radiation | 20.0% |
| Surgery | 49.3% |
| Transplant | 6.7% |
| Had 1 or more treatment complications | 77.3% |
| Had a recurrence of cancer | 10.7% |
| Symptom Severity | 2.6 (0.9) |
| Activity Limitation | 51.4% |
| Psychosocial Problems | 17.1% |
†
Categories are not mutually exclusive
§
CNS: Central Nervous System