Table 2. Distribution of Demographic-, Cancer-, and Treatment-Specific Factors by Cancer Type.
| Variable | No. (%) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Breast | Prostate | Colorectal | Hematological | Melanoma | |
| Sample size, No. | 3607 | 2607 | 2259 | 981 | 1265 |
| Age group, y | |||||
| 30-44 | 181 (5) | <5 | 25 (1) | 140 (14) | 110 (9) |
| 45-54 | 588 (16) | 78 (3) | 160 (7) | 122 (12) | 161 (13) |
| 55-64 | 1062 (29) | 555 (21) | 569 (25) | 241 (25) | 356 (28) |
| 65-74 | 1136 (32) | 1270 (49) | 820 (36) | 263 (27) | 371 (29) |
| ≥75 | 638 (18) | 702 (27) | 685 (30) | 215 (22) | 267 (21) |
| Sex | |||||
| Male | 11 (0) | 2601 (100) | 1255 (56) | 525 (54) | 635 (50) |
| Female | 3587 (100) | NA | 995 (44) | 453 (46) | 625 (50) |
| Chronic condition | |||||
| No | 1268 (36) | 897 (34) | 704 (32) | 403 (43) | 447 (37) |
| Yes | 2214 (64) | 1669 (66) | 1473 (68) | 542 (57) | 774 (63) |
| Income, Can$a | |||||
| <25 000 | 470 (18) | 244 (12) | 347 (20) | 144 (18) | 96 (9) |
| 25 000-50 000 | 758 (29) | 683 (32) | 565 (32) | 232 (29) | 249 (24) |
| >50 000-75 000 | 560 (21) | 496 (24) | 345 (20) | 163 (21) | 230 (23) |
| >75 000-125 000 | 493 (19) | 430 (20) | 298 (17) | 149 (19) | 238 (23) |
| >125 000 | 377 (14) | 253 (12) | 190 (11) | 101 (13) | 207 (20) |
| Immigration | |||||
| No | 2992 (84) | 2150 (83) | 1821 (82) | 815 (84) | 1098 (88) |
| Yes | 558 (16) | 418 (16) | 412 (19) | 154 (16) | 155 (12) |
| Marital status | |||||
| Single | 216 (6) | 108 (4) | 132 (6) | 71 (7) | 78 (6) |
| Married or partnered | 2531 (71) | 2172 (84) | 1623 (72) | 732 (76) | 972 (77) |
| Divorced, separated, or widowed | 832 (23) | 308 (12) | 492 (22) | 166 (17) | 209 (17) |
| Language | |||||
| English | 2984 (84) | 2172 (85) | 1858 (83) | 599 (62) | 985 (79) |
| French | 447 (13) | 333 (13) | 281 (13) | 334 (35) | 248 (20) |
| Other | 123 (3) | 63 (3) | 91 (4) | 35 (4) | 18 (1) |
| Educational level | |||||
| ≤High school diploma | 519 (15) | 585 (23) | 480 (22) | 177 (19) | 136 (11) |
| <College | 1177 (34) | 689 (27) | 711 (32) | 312 (33) | 356 (29) |
| Some university | 938 (27) | 573 (23) | 551 (25) | 203 (21) | 320 (26) |
| Bachelor’s, master’s, or doctorate degree | 864 (25) | 690 (27) | 454 (21) | 256 (27) | 431 (35) |
| Employment status | |||||
| Full-time | 782 (22) | 457 (18) | 390 (18) | 248 (26) | 357 (29) |
| Part-time | 403 (12) | 202 (8) | 165 (8) | 73 (8) | 94 (8) |
| Other | 398 (11) | 84 (3) | 171 (8) | 150 (16) | 78 (6) |
| Retired | 1921 (55) | 1818 (71) | 1473 (67) | 484 (51) | 709 (57) |
| Population size of geographic location | |||||
| <2000 | 791 (22) | 649 (25) | 501 (23) | 167 (17) | 249 (20) |
| 2000-10 000 | 457 (13) | 372 (14) | 339 (15) | 122 (13) | 160 (13) |
| >10 000-50 000 | 627 (18) | 394 (15) | 377 (17) | 196 (20) | 245 (20) |
| >50 000 | 1652 (47) | 1154 (45) | 1001 (45) | 478 (50) | 592 (48) |
| Treatment type | |||||
| Surgical treatment only | 275 (8) | 813 (31) | 1049 (46) | 10 (1) | 1107 (88) |
| Chemotherapy only | 116 (3) | 101 (4) | 100 (4) | 578 (59) | 27 (2) |
| Radiation therapy only | 223 (6) | 965 (37) | 21 (1) | 10 (1) | 17 (1) |
| Surgical treatment + radiation therapy | 541 (15) | 46 (2) | 567 (25) | 71 (7) | 57 (5) |
| Surgical treatment + chemotherapy | 513 (14) | 184 (7) | 71 (3) | 7 (1) | 27 (2) |
| Surgical treatment + chemoradiation | 1777 (49) | 104 (4) | 415 (18) | 59 (6) | 21 (2) |
| Chemoradiation | 160 (4) | 394 (15) | 36 (2) | 246 (25) | 9 (1) |
| GP involvement | |||||
| None | 1004 (29) | 851 (34) | 646 (30) | 355 (39) | 555 (47) |
| Somewhat | 1214 (35) | 902 (36) | 695 (33) | 266 (29) | 333 (28) |
| Very involved | 1246 (36) | 738 (30) | 791 (37) | 287 (32) | 294 (25) |
| Physician type | |||||
| GP | 1155 (33) | 388 (15) | 534 (25) | 53 (6) | 259 (23) |
| Oncologist | 1099 (32) | 1297 (52) | 859 (40) | 634 (66) | 577 (51) |
| Both | 1234 (35) | 829 (33) | 763 (35) | 278 (29) | 290 (26) |
| Emotional concerns | 2912 (81) | 2130 (83) | 1605 (72) | 795 (82) | 888 (71) |
| Unmet emotional needs | 2469 (85) | 1776 (83) | 1365 (85) | 664 (84) | 759 (86) |
| Emotional concerns, median (IQR) | 2 (1-4) | 2 (1-4) | 2 (0-3) | 3 (1-4) | 1 (0-3) |
| Unmet emotional needs, median (IQR) | 2 (1-3) | 2 (1-3) | 2 (1-3) | 2 (1-4) | 1 (1-3) |
| Physical concerns | 3221 (91) | 2464 (96) | 1942 (88) | 925 (96) | 684 (56) |
| Unmet physical needs | 2747 (85) | 1896 (77) | 1557 (80) | 745 (81) | 530 (78) |
| Physical concerns, median (IQR) | 4 (2-6) | 3 (2-5) | 3 (1-5) | 4 (2-6) | 1 (0-3) |
| Unmet physical needs, median (IQR) | 2 (1-4) | 2 (1-3) | 2 (1-3) | 2 (1-3) | 2 (1-2) |
| Practical concerns | 1767 (50) | 943 (37) | 953 (44) | 542 (57) | 463 (37) |
| Unmet practical needs | 1275 (72) | 728 (77) | 703 (74) | 391 (72) | 362 (78) |
| Practical concerns, median (IQR) | 1 (0-2) | 0 (0-1) | 0 (0-1) | 1 (0-2) | 0 (0-1) |
| Unmet practical needs, median (IQR) | 1 (1-2) | 1 (1-2) | 1 (1-2) | 1 (1-2) | 1 (1-2) |
Abbreviations: Can$, Canadian dollar; GP, general practitioner; IQR, interquartile range; NA, not applicable.
a
To convert Can$ to US dollars, multiply by 0.75.