Table 1.
Characteristics of participants
| Variable | Frequency | Percent |
|---|---|---|
| Gender | ||
| Female | 71 | 58.7 |
| Male | 50 | 41.3 |
| Ethnicity | ||
| White Hispanic | 111 | 92 |
| Black Hispanic | 10 | 8 |
| Marital Status | ||
| Married | 70 | 58.3 |
| Single | 20 | 16.7 |
| Widow | 18 | 15 |
| Divorced | 12 | 10 |
| Cancer diagnosis | ||
| Breast | 39 | 32.2 |
| Prostate | 25 | 20.7 |
| Colorectal (anal) | 10 | 8.8 |
| Cervical | 9 | 7.4 |
| Lung | 6 | 5 |
| Head and neck (laryngeal, lip & oral cavity) | 6 | 5 |
| Gastrointestinal (esophageal, gastric) | 5 | 4 |
| Sarcoma | 4 | 3 |
| Lymphoma | 4 | 3 |
| Multiple Myeloma | 3 | 2.5 |
| Genitourinary (Bladder, testicular) | 3 | 2.5 |
| Other solid tumors (neuroblastoma, pituitary, melanoma) | 3 | 2.5 |
| Ovarian | 2 | 1.7 |
| Skin | 2 | 1.7 |
| Type of Treatment | ||
| Chemotherapy | 51 | 42 |
| Radiotherapy | 53 | 44 |
| Chemo-radiation | 17 | 14 |