Table 1.
Summary of Demographic and Health Information (N (%))
| Gender | Cancer Diagnosis* |
|---|---|
| Male | 36 (30) |
| Female | 86 (70) |
| Age | |
| Range | 22–86 |
| Mean | 62.23 |
| Ethnicity | |
| Caucasian | 96 (80) |
| African American | 20 (17) |
| Religious Preference | |
| Christian Faith | 105 (88) |
| Annual Income | |
| $0–$14,999 | 7 (6) |
| $15,000–$49,999 | 53 (45) |
| Over $70,000 | 36 (31) |
| Marital Status | |
| Married | 107 (68) |
| Divorced/Separated | 16 (13) |
| Education^ | |
| Completed High School | 105 (93) |
| Graduate Degree | 18 (15) |
| Employment | |
| Employed | 61 (50) |
| Retired | 54 (44) |
| Breast | 64 (52) |
| Prostate | 19 (15) |
| Colon/Rectum | 7 (6) |
| Non-Hodgkin’s Lymphoma | 5 (4) |
| Time Since Diagnosis | |
| 3 years or less | 23 (19) |
| 4 – 8 Years | 52 (43) |
| More than 8 Years | 45 (38) |
| Stage** | |
| 0 | 5 (9) |
| 1 | 15 (28) |
| 2 | 25 (46) |
| 3 | 4 (7) |
| 4 | 5 (9) |
| Treatment Type*** | |
| Chemotherapy | 70 (59) |
| Radiation | 82 (69) |
| Surgery | 105 (87) |
Note: This table presents the highest percentage entries. A complete list of all categories is available from the authors.
^
Patients can be represented in both categories.
*
Low prevalence diagnoses not listed
**
Staging data not available for all patients.
***
Patients may have undergone more than one treatment modality.