TABLE 1.
Patient, disease, and treatment characteristics (n = 560)
| Median age at diagnosis (range) | 37 (17–40) |
|
|---|---|---|
| N | % | |
| White non-Hispanic | ||
| Yes | 483 | 86.3 |
| No | 77 | 13.8 |
| Married/living as married | ||
| Yes | 430 | 76.8 |
| No | 130 | 23.2 |
| Children | ||
| Yes | 361 | 64.5 |
| No | 199 | 35.5 |
| College education | ||
| Yes | 471 | 84.1 |
| No | 85 | 15.2 |
| Unknown | 4 | 0.7 |
| Stage | ||
| 1 | 225 | 40.2 |
| 2 | 264 | 47.1 |
| 3 | 71 | 12.7 |
| Tumor size | ||
| T2 and larger | 256 | 45.7 |
| T1 | 304 | 54.3 |
| Nodal involvement | ||
| Any | 229 | 40.9 |
| None | 331 | 59.1 |
| Estrogen receptor status | ||
| Positive | 386 | 68.9 |
| Negative | 174 | 31.1 |
| Her-2 neu status | ||
| Positive | 172 | 30.7 |
| Negative | 388 | 69.3 |
| BRCA 1/2 mutation status | ||
| Positive | 61 | 10.9 |
| Negative | 439 | 78.4 |
| Not tested/unknown | 60 | 10.7 |
| First-degree relative with breast or ovarian cancer | ||
| Yes | 85 | 15.2 |
| No | 463 | 82.7 |
| Unknown | 12 | 2.1 |
| Anxiety | ||
| Normal (HADS <8) | 307 | 54.8 |
| Borderline abnormal (HADS 8–10) | 123 | 22.0 |
| Abnormal (HADS ≥11) | 130 | 23.2 |
| Depression | ||
| Normal (HADS <8) | 436 | 77.9 |
| Borderline abnormal (HADS 8–10) | 83 | 14.8 |
| Abnormal (HADS ≥11) | 41 | 7.3 |
| Fear of recurrence | ||
| Very concerned about cancer coming back | 186 | 33.2 |
| Moderately/a little//not at all concerned | 374 | 66.8 |
HADS Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale