Table 1.
Presenting Characteristics of Patients and Their Caregivers (N = 160)
| Characteristic | Newly Diagnosed Breast Cancer
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Advanced-Stage Prostate Cancer
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Advanced-Stage Lung Cancer
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Patients (n = 22)
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Caregivers (n = 22)
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Patients (n = 19)
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Caregivers (n = 19)
|
Patients (n = 39)
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Caregivers (n = 39)
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| Median | Median | Median | Median | Median | Median | |
| Age (years) | 55 | 55 | 72 | 60 | 62 | 56 |
| Education (years) | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 12 | 12 |
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| Characteristic | n | n | n | n | n | n |
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| Gender | ||||||
| Female | 22 | 15 | - | 17 | 24 | 32 |
| Male | - | 7 | 19 | 2 | 15 | 7 |
| Married | 17 | 20 | 15 | 15 | 30 | 32 |
| Income ($)a | ||||||
| Less than 40,000 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 7 | 14 | 13 |
| 40,001–80,000 | 10 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 9 |
| 80,001 or more | 7 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 14 | 13 |
a
Three patients and four caregivers from the lung cancer group did not report income levels.