Table 1. Demographic and illness-related characteristics of the patients and partners.

Patients & partners	Patients	Partners
Female	13	5
Male	2	8
Age range	32–71	28–72
Time since diagnosis	2 months – 20 years	n/a
Cancer types: breast / cervical / lung / stomach / ovary / mucosa / bowel cancer, Hodgkin's and non Hodgkin's disease
Treatments: surgery, chemotherapy, hormone therapy, radiation