Table 1.
Sample Demographic and Medical Characteristics
| Sample size=20 | |
|---|---|
| Age Range: 38–84 | M = 60, SD=12.4 |
| Ethnicity | |
| White(non-Hispanic) | 55% |
| White(Hispanic) | 20% |
| Black(non-Hispanic) | 15% |
| Black(Hispanic) | 10% |
| Education | |
| Post-graduate degree | 35% |
| College graduate | 20% |
| High school degree or partial college | 30% |
| < High school degree | 15% |
| Marital Status | |
| Single/never married | 30% |
| Currently married | 25% |
| Divorced | 25% |
| In relationship/living with a partner | 15% |
| Widowed | 5% |
| Employment | |
| Full-time | 45% |
| Retired or receiving disability | 30% |
| Unemployed | 15% |
| Part-time | 10% |
| Previous breast cancer surgery | |
| Lumpectomy | 80% |
| Mastectomy | 20% |
| Prior chemotherapy | |
| Yes | 35% |
| No | 65% |
| Cancer Stage | |
| 0 | 45% |
| I | 30% |
| II | 10% |
| III | 15% |
| Highest physician-rated RTOG grade[4] | |
| 1 = Follicular, faint or dull erythema / epilation / dry desquamation / decreased sweating | 45% |
| 2 = Tender or bright erythema, patchy moist desquamation / moderate edema | 50% |
| 3 = Confluent, moist desquamation other than skin folds, pitting edema | 5% |
| Total radiation dose: range=4680cGy-6480cGy | M=5594 cGy |
| Number of radiotherapy fractions: range= 25–35 | M=31 |
Note: RTOG = Radiation Therapy Oncology Group