Table 1.

Participant-reported clinical and demographic information for the participants of the one-on-one patient interviews (n=28) and focus groups with DF/HCC Breast Cancer Advisory Group members (n=17)

		Patient interview participants		DF/HCC Breast Cancer Advisory Group focus group participants
		N	%	N	%
Age (years)	≤49	7	25	0	0
	50–59	10	36	1	6
	60–69	6	21	8	47
	≥70	5	18	8	47
Race	White	26	93	17	100
	Other	2	7	0	0
Marital status	Single	3	11	3	18
	Married	19	68	10	59
	Widowed	2	7	2	12
	Other	3	11	1	6
	Missing	1	4	1	6
Education level	High school diploma	5	18	3	18
	College/trade/university degree	9	32	0	0
	Masters/doctoral degree	10	36	12	71
	Missing	4	14	2	12
Employment status	Full time	18	64	2	12
	Part time	3	11	3	18
	Retired	3	11	11	65
	Not working/not looking for work	2	7	0	0
	Missing	2	7	1	6
Age diagnosis (years)	≤49	9	32	5	29
	50–59	9	32	7	41
	60–69	7	25	3	18
	≥70	2	7	2	12
	Missing	1	4	0	0
Breast cancer stage	0	2	7	0	0
	I	7	25	8	47
	II	8	29	3	18
	III	4	14	2	12
	IV	0	0	1	6
	Missing	7	25	3	18
Laterality of breast cancer	One breast	22	79	14	82
	Both breasts	6	21	3	18
Treatment status	Active treatment	9	32	5	29
	Follow-up	19	68	12	71
Type of surgery	Lumpectomy	7	25	6	35
	Mastectomy only	9	32	7	41
	Mastectomy with implant reconstruction	8	28	4	24
	Mastectomy with autologous reconstruction	3	11	0	0
	Mastectomy with implant and autologous reconstruction	1	4	0	0

DF/HCC, Dana-Farber/Harvard Cancer Center.