Table 1.
Characteristics of the cancer survivors
| N = 19 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Demographic characteristics | |||
| Age (mean in years ± SD) | 51 ± 11 | ||
| N | (%) | ||
| Gender - male | 10 | (53) | |
| Marital status | Married/living with a partner | 17 | (90) |
| Single | 2 | (11) | |
| Country of origin | Holland | 15 | (79) |
| India | 1 | (5) | |
| Singapore | 1 | (5) | |
| Ghana | 1 | (5) | |
| Surinam | 1 | (5) | |
| Clinical characteristics | |||
| Diagnosis | Lymphoma | 3 | (16) |
| Leukaemia | 4 | (21) | |
| Prostate cancer | 3 | (16) | |
| Breast cancer | 5 | (26) | |
| Colon cancer | 5 | (26) | |
| Laryngeal cancer | 1 | (5) | |
| Year of cancer diagnosis | 1995 | 1 | (5) |
| 2007 | 1 | (5) | |
| 2009 | 3 | (16) | |
| 2010 | 3 | (16) | |
| 2011 | 5 | (26) | |
| 2012 | 6 | (32) | |
| 2013 | 2 | (11) | |
| Treatment | Surgery | 11 | (58) |
| Chemotherapy | 12 | (63) | |
| Radiotherapy | 13 | (68) | |
| Other (e.g. stem cell transplant, hormone therapy) | 6 | (32) | |
| Work characteristics | |||
| Education | Secondary education | 4 | (21) |
| Intermediate vocational education | 3 | (16) | |
| Higher professional education | 6 | (32) | |
| Academic education | 6 | (32) | |
| Work contract | Permanent position | 15 | (79) |
| Self-employed | 4 | (21) | |
| Contract hours | Full-time | 11 | (58) |
| Part-time (12–32 hours) | 7 | (37) | |
| Breadwinner position | Sole or shared | 17 | (89) |
| Occupational sector | Banking | 3 | (16) |
| Health care and pharmacy | 1 | (5) | |
| Public services | 1 | (5) | |
| Facility management | 1 | (5) | |
| Trade and retail businesses | 1 | (5) | |
| ICT | 2 | (11) | |
| Legal/juridical | 1 | (5) | |
| Police/security | 1 | (5) | |
| Educational | 1 | (5) | |
| Corporate services | 3 | (16) | |
| Other | 4 | (21) | |