Table 2.
Rates of Illness Understanding (n = 27)
| n (%) | |
|---|---|
| Aggressive or indolent lymphoma | |
| Aggressive (fast growing) | 18 (66.7) |
| Indolent (slow growing) | 3 (11.1) |
| I don't know | 5 (18.5) |
| Refused | 1 (3.7) |
| Current health status | |
| Relatively healthy | 12 (44.4) |
| Relatively healthy and terminally ill | 8 (29.6) |
| Seriously ill but not terminally ill | 7 (25.9) |
| Seriously and terminally ill | 0 (0) |
| Curability of cancer | |
| My cancer will be cured | 4 (14.8) |
| My cancer may be cured if my current treatment is successful | 16 (59.3) |
| My cancer cannot be cured but we will try to control the cancer with treatment | 6 (22.2) |
| My cancer cannot be cured and I am not able to have any further treatment | 0 (0) |
| I don't know | 1 (3.7) |