Table 1.
Sample characteristics (N = 238)
| N (%) | |
|---|---|
| Age at survey, yearsa | 32.7 (5.7) |
| Race | |
| White | 188 (79.3) |
| Black | 9 (3.8) |
| Asian | 13 (5.5) |
| Other | 27 (11.4) |
| Ethnicity | |
| Hispanic/Latino | 20 (8.4) |
| Not Hispanic/Latino | 217 (91.6) |
| Relationship status | |
| Partnered | 135 (57.0) |
| Not Partnered | 102 (43.0) |
| Education | |
| College graduate | 200 (84.4) |
| Did not graduate from college | 37 (15.6) |
| Income | |
| ≤$50,000 | 74 (31.2) |
| >$50,000 | 117 (49.4) |
| Decline to answer | 46 (19.4) |
| BMIa | 25.9 (6.9) |
| Has biological child(ren) | 67 (28.2) |
| Desires child(ren) | 171 (71.9) |
| Cancer characteristics and treatment | |
| Cancer type | |
| Breast | 66 (27.9) |
| Lymphoma | 62 (26.1) |
| Gynecologic (cervix/uterus/ovary) | 19 (8.0) |
| Blood/leukemia | 19 (8.0) |
| Thyroid | 14 (5.9) |
| Other | 57 (24.1) |
| Cancer stage | |
| High Risk | 3 (1.3) |
| Standard Risk | 2 (0.8) |
| Low Risk | 1 (0.4) |
| I | 48 (20.3) |
| II | 74 (31.2) |
| III | 40 (16.9) |
| IV | 18 (7.6) |
| Unknown | 51 (21.5) |
| Age at diagnosis, yearsa | 27.1 (7.1) |
| < 15 | 12 (5.0) |
| 15–39 | 223 (93.7) |
| 40–44 | 3 (1.3) |
| Time since diagnosis, yearsa | 5.5 (4.7) |
| Surgery | 145 (61.2) |
| Chemotherapy | 187 (78.9) |
| Radiation | 117 (49.4) |
| Endocrine therapy | 43 (18.1) |
| Bone marrow or stem cell transplant | 14 (5.9) |
| Unknown | 1 (0.4) |
Note. Due to missing data, some variables do not add up to 238.
a
Mean (Standard Deviation)