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. 2020 Aug 28:10.2217/fon-2020-0714. doi: 10.2217/fon-2020-0714

Table 2. Clinical features of patients according to the method of communication.

Characteristic Voice call (n = 213) Video interview (n = 42) Text message (n = 166)
Type of malignancy
Breast 148 (54.8%) 15 (5.5%) 107 (39.6%)
Colorectal 21 (43.7%) 6 (12.5%) 21 (43.7%)
Gynecological 10 (47.6%) 2 (9.5%) 9 (42.8%)
Prostate 3 (23.0%) 3 (23.0%) 7 (53.8%)
Lung 5 (41.6%) 3 (25.0%) 4 (33.3%)
Others 26 (45.6%) 13 (22.8%) 18 (31.5%)
Clinical tumor stage
Nonmetastatic 134 (46.0%) 12 (4.1%) 145 (49.8%)
Metastatic 79 (60.7%) 30 (23.0%) 21 (16.1%)
Type of treatment
Hormone therapy 135 (53.3%) 12 (4.7%) 106 (41.8%)
Oral chemotherapy 8 (28.5%) 15 (53.5%) 5 (17.8%)
Oral targeted therapy 8 (40.0%) 10 (50.0%) 2 (10.0%)
None 62 (51.6%) 5 (4.1%) 53 (44.1%)