Table 1.

Characteristics of the research group

Variable		N	%
Sex	Male	50	51.5
	Female	47	48.5
	Total	97	100.0
Smoking tobacco	Yes	48	49.5
	No	49	50.5
	Total	97	100
Type of cancer	Non-small cell cancer	81	83.5
	Small cell cancer	16	16.5
Marital status	Single	4	4.1
	Married	68	70.1
	Widower/widow	19	19.6
	Divorced	6	6.2
	Total	97	100.0
Place of residence	Village	38	39.2
	Small town	18	18.6
	Medium-sized city	14	14.4
	Big city	28	26.8
	Total	96	99.0
Professional status	Active	18	18.6
	On sick leave	5	5.2
	Retirement pension	61	62.9
	Disability pension	11	11.3
	Total	95	97.9
Treatment used	Chemotherapy	93	95.9
	Radiotherapy	16	16.5
	Surgical treatment	9	9.3
Number of chemotherapy treatments	1–3	36	39.6
	4–7	46	47.4
	8 and more	9	9.3
	Total	91	93.8
Time since diagnosis	0–54 months	23	27.8
	55–68 months	52	53.6
	69 and more months	9	9.3