Table 1.

Patient characteristics

	% (N=121)
Age, median (range)	64 (33–81)
Sex
• Male	70 (85)
• Female	30 (36)
Histology
• Epithelioid	76 (92)
• Mixed	15 (18)
• Sarcomatoid	9 (11)
Stage
• I	7 (8)
• II	26 (32)
• III	42 (51)
• IV	25 (30)
Former and current smoking	49 (59)
Known asbestos exposure	40 (48)
Surgery
• EPP	54 (66)
• P/D	36 (43)
• None	10 (12)
Chemotherapy	56 (68)
Radiation	60 (73)
Family history of mesothelioma	2 (3)
Family history of cancer	55 (67)
Personal history of cancer	10 (12)
Personal or family history of skin cancer	8 (10)

EPP = extrapleural pneumonectomy; P/D = pleurectomy/decortication