Table 1.
Responding patients’ demographics
| Characteristics |
Respondents |
|
|---|---|---|
| (N = 468) | n | % |
| Age group (y) | ||
| <29 | 5 | 1.1 |
| 30-49 | 142 | 30.7 |
| 50-64 | 188 | 40.6 |
| 65-75 | 89 | 19.2 |
| ≥76 | 39 | 8.4 |
| Sex | ||
| Male | 128 | 27.5 |
| Female | 336 | 72.1 |
| Other/not responding | 2 | 0.4 |
| Education | ||
| Primary | 49 | 10.5 |
| Secondary | 243 | 51.9 |
| Postsecondary | 174 | 37.2 |
| Not responding | 2 | 0.4 |
| Cancer type | ||
| Breast cancer | 214 | 45.7 |
| Head and neck cancer | 34 | 7.3 |
| Lung cancer | 27 | 5.8 |
| Lymphoma | 26 | 5.6 |
| Prostate cancer | 25 | 5.3 |
| All other types | 108 | 23.1 |
| Not responding | 34 | 7.2 |
| Treatment | ||
| Surgery | 321 | 68.6 |
| Radiation therapy | 324 | 69.2 |
| Chemotherapy | 242 | 51.7 |
| Targeted therapy | 47 | 10.0 |
| Hormone therapy | 139 | 29.7 |
| Other treatments | 22 | 4.7 |
| Currently undergoing treatment | ||
| Yes | 310 | 66.2 |
| No | 132 | 28.2 |
| Not responding | 52 | 11.2 |