Table 1.
Descriptive Characteristics for Long-term Adult Cancer Survivors (N= 1582)
| N (Weighted %) | |
|---|---|
| Cancer Site | |
| Breast | 394 (24.1) |
| Prostate | 393 (38.3) |
| Colorectal | 393 (21.4) |
| Gynecologic | 402 (16.1) |
| Sex | |
| Male | 592 (49.6) |
| Female | 990 (50.4) |
| Race/Ethnicity | |
| Non-Hispanic, white | 597 (50.4) |
| Hispanic, white | 221 (16.6) |
| Black or African-American | 378 (18.0) |
| Asian/Pacific Islander | 357 (13.6) |
| Educational Attainment | |
| High school or less | 419 (23.9) |
| Some college or technical school | 569 (36.2) |
| College graduate or more | 571 (38.2) |
| Age at Survey | |
| 29–64 | 511 (33.0) |
| 65–79 | 745 (46.8) |
| 80+ | 326 (20.2) |
| Time Since Diagnosis | |
| 4–9 years | 830 (52.6) |
| 10–15 years | 752 (47.4) |
| AJCC Stage (non-prostate) | |
| 0/I | 604 (51.8) |
| II | 319 (28.3) |
| III | 207 (15.3) |
| IV | 28 (1.5) |
| Unknown/Unstaged | 31 (3.0) |
| SEER Historic Stage (prostate) | |
| Local/Reg for Prostate | 376 (95.7) |
| Distant | 5 (0.9) |
| Unstaged | 12 (3.4) |
| Cancer Treatment (% Received)* | |
| Surgery | 1364 (84.0) |
| Chemotherapy | 595 (30.6) |
| Radiation | 535 (36.1) |
| Maintenance Hormonal Therapy | 336 (19.4) |
| Number of Cardiovascular Risk Factors† | |
| 0 | 265 (19.3) |
| 1 | 458 (29.6) |
| 2 | 494 (30.8) |
| 3 | 287 (15.8) |
| 4 | 75 (4.3) |
| 5 | 3 (0.2) |
*
Survivors often reported more than one treatment modality so the column percentages do not sum to 100%;
†
Cardiovascular risk factors included current cigarette smoking, no moderate or vigorous physical activity in the past month, overweight or obese body mass index, ever diagnosis with hypertension, and ever diagnosis with diabetes.