Table 2. Socio-demographic and clinical characteristics of the participants at baseline (n=211) .

Variable	Category	N (%)
Marital status	Married	179(84.83)
	Single	15(7.11)
	Widow	14(6.64)
	Separated	5(1.42)
House status	Owner	141(67.14)
	Rent	55(26.19)
	Parents	12(5.71)
	Other	2(0.95)
Self-rated economic status	Excellent	0
	Very good	0
	Good	24(11.43)
	Not bad	129(61.43)
	Bad	57( 27.14)
Cancer Type	Breast	85(40.67)
	GI	63(30.14)
	Reproductive organs	22(10.53)
	Lung	7(3.35)
	Bladder	8(3.83)
	Prostate	6(2.87)
	Head and neck	16(7.66)
	Sarcoma	2(0.96)
Spread of tumor at the time of interview	Local	79(37.44)
	Regional	25(11.85)
	Metastasis	83(39.34)
	Uncertain	24(11.37)