Table 1.
Patient characteristics of entire group: demographic variables, cancer site, and cancer treatment received
| N=105 (%) | ||
|---|---|---|
| Sex | ||
| Male | 77 (73.3) | |
| Female | 28 (26.7) | |
| Age [yr± SD] | 65.3 [9.3] | |
| Race | ||
| Caucasian | 92 (87.6) | |
| African American | 12 (11.4) | |
| Native American | 1 (0.0) | |
| Marital Status | ||
| Married | 65 (61.9) | |
| Single | 25 (23.8) | |
| Divorced | 15 (14.3) | |
| Education [yr±SD] | 12.0 [3.5] | |
| Cancer site | ||
| Larynx | 36 (34.3) | |
| Oral cavity | 28 (26.7) | |
| Oropharynx | 27 (25.7) | |
| Hypopharynx | 9 (8.6) | |
| Other | 5 (4.8) | |
| Treatment | ||
| Radiation alone | 56 (53.3) | |
| Surgery alone | 14 (13.3) | |
| Surgery/radiation | 35 (33.3) | |
| Type of surgery | ||
| No neck surgery | 56 (53.3) | |
| Nerve sparing surgery | 33 (31.4) | |
| Nerve sacrificing surgery | 16 (15.2) | |
| Side of surgery | ||
| Left neck dissection | 18 (36.7) | |
| Right neck dissection | 22 (44.9) | |
| Bilateral neck dissection | 9 (18.4) |