Table 1.

Clinico‐demographic characteristics of the patients

Variables	Phase 1	Phase 2
N	178	255
Age in years: median (range)	68.7 (33.1‐84.0)	63.2 (21.5‐89.8)
Sex: female	43 (24%)	64 (25%)
Married or living with partner	115 (68%)	173 (68%)
Ethnicity
White	145 (81%)	190 (75%)
Asian	17 (10%)	27 (11%)
Other	7 (4%)	16 (6%)
Prefer not to answer	9 (5%)	22 (9%)
Highest level of education
Secondary or less	63 (35%)	82 (32%)
Postsecondary	113 (63%)	142 (56%)
Prefer not to answer	2 (1%)	31 (12%)
Disease site
Gastroesophageal	178 (100%)	84 (33%)
Head and neck	0 (0%)	155 (61%)
Thoracic	0 (0%)	16 (6%)