Table 1.

Characteristics of study sample (n = 185)

Variable	Category	Number	Percent
Gender	Male	35	19
	Female	146	81
Marital status	Single, divorced, separated or widowed	61	34
	Married or in a relationship	119	64
Highest level of education	Primary school (year 6)	7	4
	High school	86	48
	Trade or University	80	44
	Other	7	4
Living arrangements	Spouse/partner/children	127	71
	On my own	35	19
	Other family members	14	7.8
	Other	4	2.2
Country of birth	Australia	128	71
	Other	52	29
Months since diagnosis	Less than 6 months	45	25
	7–12 months	34	19
	13–24 months	29	16
	More than 24 months	73	40
Treatment received to datea	Surgery	133	73
	Chemotherapy	148	82
	Radiotherapy	93	52
Cancer type	Breast	88	49
	Colorectal	14	7.8
	Haematology	13	7.3
	Melanoma	12	6.7
	Lung	8	4.5
	Prostate	4	3
	Other	40	22
Stage at diagnosis	Early	105	60
	Progressed / advanced	58	33
	Don’t know	10	5.7
Remission status	Not in remission	82	45
	In remission	50	28
	Don’t know	49	27

^aPatients could indicate receiving multiple treatment types