Table 1.
Patient characteristics.
| Age, years | N (%) |
|---|---|
| 15-17 | 28 (21) |
| 18-21 | 28 (21) |
| 22-29 | 80 (58) |
| Gender | |
| Female | 67 (49) |
| Ethnicity | |
| Non-Hispanic | 127 (93) |
| Hispanic | 9 (7) |
| Race/ethnicity* | |
| White | 117 (87) |
| Black or African American | 6 (4) |
| Asian or Pacific Islander | 8 (6) |
| Native American or Other | 5 (3) |
| Cancer Diagnosis | |
| Leukemia | 18 (13) |
| Lymphoma | 44 (32) |
| Breast | 15 (11) |
| Genitourinary | 20 (15) |
| Sarcoma | 17 (13) |
| Other Solid Tumor | 16 (12) |
| Brain | 6 (4) |
| Educational attainment | |
| Some high school | 28 (21) |
| High school graduate or equivalent | 18 (13) |
| Some college/technical school | 23 (17) |
| College graduate | 50 (37) |
| Graduate/professional school | 17 (12) |
| Patient has children | 10 (7) |
| Oncologist-rated prognosis (chance of cure), % | |
| Extremely likely (> 90) | 30 (25) |
| Very likely (75-90) | 51 (42) |
| Moderately likely (50-74) | 19 (16) |
| Somewhat likely (25-49) | 10 (9) |
| Unlikely (10-24) | 4 (3) |
| Very unlikely (< 10) | 4 (3) |
| No chance of cure | 3 (2) |
n=136 with complete prognostic satisfaction data at all 3 time points. Missing data: race (n=2); has children (n=1); prognosis (n=15).
*
Not mutually exclusive