Table 1.
Patient characteristics and medically related variables for head and neck cancer survivors
| Characteristic | Total | % |
|---|---|---|
| Age, mean (SD), years | 56.7 (10.1) | |
| Gender | ||
| Female | 20 | 16% |
| Male | 107 | 84% |
| Tumor site | ||
| Oral cancer | 51 | 40% |
| Nasopharyngeal cancer | 24 | 19% |
| Thyroid cancer | 17 | 12% |
| Oropharyngeal cancer | 15 | 8% |
| Laryngeal cancer | 10 | 8% |
| Hypopharyngeal cancer | 10 | 13% |
| Education (years) | ||
| Less than 6 years | 21 | 17% |
| 6–12 years | 97 | 77% |
| More than 12 years | 9 | 7% |
| Occupational status | ||
| Employed | 62 | 49% |
| Homemaking | 5 | 4% |
| None | 60 | 47% |
| Marital status | ||
| With a spouse | 95 | 75% |
| Without a spouse | 32 | 25% |
| Annual family income | ||
| > 1,000,000 NTD | 88 | 69% |
| 500,000~1,000,000 NTD | 32 | 25% |
| < 500,000 NTD | 7 | 6% |
| Habits related to cancer | ||
| Tobacco use | 81 | 64% |
| Betel nut use | 58 | 46% |
| Alcohol use | 63 | 50% |
| Comorbidity (YES) | 53 | 42% |
| AJCC (7th edition) Stage | ||
| I | 36 | 28% |
| II | 15 | 12% |
| III | 23 | 18% |
| IV | 50 | 39% |
| Treatment | ||
| Chemotherapy | ||
| Yes | 80 | 66% |
| No | 41 | 34% |
| Radiation therapy | ||
| Yes | 96 | 79% |
| No | 26 | 21% |
| Surgery | ||
| Yes | 98 | 85% |
| No | 18 | 15% |
| F/U time, mean (SD), years | 3.3(0.2) | |
I US$ ~33NTD; AJCC American joint committee on cancer