Table 1.
Demographic and Hospital Characteristics of Cancer Patients
| No. of patients (N = 464) | Percent | |
|---|---|---|
| Demographic patient characteristics | ||
| Number of treating physicians | ||
| 1 | 79 | 17.0 |
| 2 | 187 | 40.3 |
| 3 | 147 | 31.7 |
| 4 | 51 | 11.0 |
| Sex | ||
| Male | 283 | 61.0 |
| Female | 181 | 39.0 |
| Race/ethnicity | ||
| Non-Hispanic white | 380 | 81.9 |
| Other | 84 | 18.1 |
| AJCC stage at diagnosis | ||
| I/II | 287 | 61.9 |
| III/IV | 112 | 24.1 |
| Unknown/unstaged | 65 | 14.0 |
| Cancer type | ||
| Acute lymphoblastic leukemia | 20 | 4.3 |
| Germ cell cancer | 175 | 37.7 |
| Hodgkin lymphoma | 134 | 28.9 |
| Non-Hodgkin lymphoma | 112 | 24.1 |
| Sarcoma | 23 | 5.0 |
| Age at diagnosis, in years (Mean [SD]) | 28.2 [6.7] | — |
| Treatment | ||
| Radiation ± surgery | 51 | 11.0 |
| Chemotherapy ± surgery | 231 | 49.8 |
| Radiation and chemotherapy | 115 | 24.8 |
| Surgery only | 53 | 11.4 |
| Other | 14 | 3.0 |
| Overall self-perceived quality of care | ||
| Excellent | 257 | 55.4 |
| Very good | 125 | 26.9 |
| Good | 57 | 12.3 |
| Fair/poor | 16 | 3.4 |
| Unknown | 9 | 1.9 |
| Hospital characteristics | ||
| Number of hospital bedsa | ||
| 1–199 | 93 | 20.0 |
| 200–499 | 208 | 44.8 |
| ≥500 | 141 | 30.4 |
| Outpatient/unknown | 22 | 4.7 |
| Hospital typea | ||
| Cancer center, NCI-designated or other type | 308 | 66.4 |
| Community hospital | 108 | 23.3 |
| Other/unknown | 48 | 10.3 |
| Hospital has residency programa | ||
| Yes | 299 | 64.4 |
| No | 165 | 35.6 |
Note. Percentages may not add to 100 due to rounding.
a
Hospital characteristics where patient received the most definitive therapy.
AJCC, American Joint Committee on Cancer; NCI, National Cancer Institute; SD, standard deviation.