Table 1.
Patients’ Demographic Data, Religious Affiliations, and Cancer Type.
| Age (years): | Stage at time of consult: | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Mean | 64 | Metastatic | 61 (95) |
| Range | 23-95 | Stage III | 1 (2) |
| SD | 13.6 | NED (No Evidence of Disease) | 2 (3) |
| Sex: | Number (%) | Time from cancer diagnosis to date of consult: | |
| Male | 35 (55) | Less than 1 year | 32 (50) |
| Female | 29 (45) | Between 1 and 5 years | 22 (34) |
| Greater than 5 years | 10 (16) | ||
| Preferred Language: | |||
| English | 55 (86) | Time from date of consult to death | |
| Russian | 4 (6) | Less than 7 days | 27 (42) |
| Spanish | 3 (5) | 7-30 days | 20 (31) |
| Cantonese | 2 (3) | 30 days to 1 year | 12 (19) |
| Greater than 1 year | 2 (3) | ||
| Religion: | Date of death unknown | 3 (5) | |
| Jewish | 23 (36) | ||
| Non-Catholic Christian | 15 (23) | Location at time of Consult: | |
| Catholic | 13 (20) | General Ward | 42 (66) |
| None/unknown | 9 (14) | ICU | 16 (25) |
| Hindu | 2 (3) | Outpatient | 6 (9) |
| Buddhist | 1 (2) | ||
| Muslim | 1 (2) | ||
| Race/Ethnicity: | |||
| White | 44 (69) | ||
| Asian | 7 (11) | ||
| Black | 6 (9) | ||
| Unknown/not listed | 4 (6) | ||
| Hispanic | 3 (5) |