Table 2.
Characteristics of people with lung cancer responding to the cancer patient experience survey waves 1–5 (N = 15,967)
| n | % | |
|---|---|---|
| Patient demographic | ||
| Sex | ||
| Male | 8561 | 53.6 |
| Female | 7406 | 46.4 |
| Age (years) | ||
| < 65 | 5442 | 34.1 |
| 65–80 | 9394 | 58.8 |
| > 80 | 1131 | 7.1 |
| Ethnicity | ||
| White | 15,405 | 96.5 |
| Non-white | 562 | 3.5 |
| Index multiple deprivation | ||
| 1—least deprived | 2557 | 16.0 |
| 2 | 3222 | 20.2 |
| 3 | 3297 | 20.7 |
| 4 | 3354 | 21.0 |
| 5—most deprived | 3537 | 22.2 |
| Comorbidity score* | ||
| 0 | 6589 | 41.3 |
| 1 | 3473 | 21.8 |
| 2–3 | 2428 | 15.2 |
| 4 + | 3477 | 21.8 |
| Cancer features | ||
| Year of diagnosis | ||
| 2009/2010 | 3280 | 20.5 |
| 2011 | 3212 | 20.1 |
| 2012 | 3302 | 20.7 |
| 2013 | 3028 | 19.0 |
| 2014/2015 | 3145 | 19.7 |
| Stage | ||
| Stage IA–IB | 2884 | 18.1 |
| Stage IIA–IIB | 1930 | 12.1 |
| Stage IIIA–IIIB | 4547 | 28.5 |
| Stage IV | 4843 | 30.3 |
| Unknown | 1763 | 11.0 |
| Route of diagnosis | ||
| Emergency presentation | 2012 | 12.6 |
| GP referral | 4062 | 25.4 |
| Inpatient elective | 287 | 1.8 |
| Other outpatient | 2161 | 13.5 |
| TWW | 7318 | 45.8 |
| Missing | 127 | 0.8 |
| Lung cancer type | ||
| Carcinoid | 273 | 1.7 |
| NSCLC | 13,268 | 83.1 |
| SCLC | 2426 | 15.2 |
| Anti-cancer treatment | ||
| Number of treatments | ||
| 0 | 537 | 3.4 |
| 1 | 7216 | 45.2 |
| 2 | 7727 | 48.4 |
| 3 | 487 | 3.0 |
| Treatment modality | ||
| NSCLC only | ||
| No treatment | 496 | 3.7 |
| Surgery | 4945 | 37.3 |
| Chemo and radio | 3750 | 28.3 |
| Chemotherapy only | 2769 | 20.9 |
| Radiotherapy only | 1308 | 9.9 |
| SCLC only | ||
| No treatment | 21 | 0.9 |
| Surgery | 102 | 4.2 |
| Chemo and radio | 1921 | 79.2 |
| Chemotherapy only | 302 | 12.5 |
| Radiotherapy only | 80 | 3.3 |
NSCLC, non-small cell lung cancer; SCLC, small cell lung cancer. Deprivation quintiles presented. *Charlson index of comorbidity presented. TWW, two-week wait; GP, general practitioner (primary care)