Table 1.

Baseline patient characteristics (n = 496)

Variable	Categories	n (%)
Age at the time of first survey	Mean	57.3
	Median	57.6
	Range	30.8–85.9
CTCA center	Midwestern	273 (55.0)
	Southwestern	106 (21.4)
	Eastern	117 (23.6)
Sex	Male	292 (58.9)
	Female	204 (41.1)
Stage at diagnosis	Stage I	16 (3.2)
	Stage II	93 (18.8)
	Stage III	81 (16.3)
	Stage IV	306 (61.7)
Treatment history	Newly diagnosed	317 (63.9)
	Previously treated	179 (36.1)

Abbreviation: CTCA, Cancer Treatment Centers of America^®.