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. 2017 Feb 28;17:225. doi: 10.1186/s12889-017-4121-2

Table 2.

Personal characteristics of the partners and cancer-related characteristics of the patients (N = 14)

Characteristics N
Gender (female) 11
Age years, mean (S.D.); [range] 55.3 (9.3) [34-68]
Country of birth (the Netherlands) 14
Education
 Low 2
 Middle 6
 High 6
Employment
 Employed (>20 hours per week) 8
 Unemployed/retired 6
Children
 No/or living away from home 10
 Yes, living at home 4
Type of cancer
 Colon cancer 2
 Kahler’s disease 2
 Lung cancer 2
 Prostate cancer 2
 Leukemia 1
 Bladder cancer 1
 Lymph node cancer 1
 Pancreatic cancer 1
 Head- and neck cancer 1
 Breast cancer 1
Time since diagnosis
 3-6 months 4
 1-5 years 8
 5-10 years 1
  > 10 years 1
Treatment
 No 5
 Yes 9
Stage of disease
 Patient is still in treatment with curative intent. 4
 Treatment with curative intent is completed; patient is recovered. 1
 Patient will (probably) not recover. 9