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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2012 May 1.
Published in final edited form as: Psychooncology. 2011 May;20(5):479–487. doi: 10.1002/pon.1746

Table 1. Patient and Caregiver Characteristics.

PATIENT (n=202)
Gender (%)
  Male 73
  Female 27
Age
  Mean 63
  Range 30-94
Diagnosis (%)
  Hepatocelluar carcinoma 67
  Other Primary with liver metastases 28
  Cholangiocarcinoma 5
Treatment (%)
  Chemotherapy 70
  Surgery 14
  Combination 8
  No Treatment 8
Cirrhosis (%)
  Yes 78
  No 22
Tumor Size (cm)
  Mean 6
  Range 1-20
Lesions
  Mean 4
  Range 1-6
Vascular Invasion (%)
  Hypervascular 63
  Hypovascular 32
  Mixed vascularity 5
CAREGIVER (n=83)
Relationship to Patient (%)
  Spouse 63
  Aunt/Uncle 17
  Sibling 7
  Parent 6
  Son/Daughter 3
  Significant Other 2
Relationship Duration (years)
  Mean 35
  Range 0.25 – 71
Patient/Caregiver Proximity (%)
  Same home 78
  Same city 17
  More than 50 miles away 3
  Less than 50 miles away 2