TABLE 1.
The demographics and cancer‐related characteristics of the AYA cancer patients from Australia, Canada, UK and USA
| Australia (n = 111) | Canada (n = 67) | UK (n = 85) | USA (n = 25) | Total (n = 288) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| M (SD) | M (SD) | M (SD) | M (SD) | M (SD) | ||
| Age at diagnosis | 20.2 (3.1) | 22.6 (4.2) | 19.8 (2.6) | 24.4 (3.0) | 21.5 (3.8) |
| Frequency (%) | Frequency (%) | Frequency (%) | Frequency (%) | Frequency (%) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gender | Female | 54 (48.6) | 28 (41.8) | 34 (40.0) | 14 (56.0) | 130 (45.1) |
| Male | 57 (51.4) | 39 (58.2) | 51 (60.0) | 11 (44.0) | 158 (54.9) | |
| Diagnosis | Lymphoma | 37 (33.3) | 16 (23.9) | 30 (35.3) | 1 (4.0) | 84 (29.2) |
| Leukaemia | 21 (18.9) | 13 (19.4) | 14 (16.5) | 7 (28.0) | 55 (19.1) | |
| Germ cell cancer | 15 (13.5) | 15 (22.4) | 17 (20.0) | 4 (16.0) | 51 (17.7) | |
| Sarcoma | 17 (15.3) | 9 (13.4) | 12 (14.1) | 6 (24.0) | 44 (15.3) | |
| Carcinoma | 6 (5.4) | 13 (19.4) | 8 (9.4) | 4 (16.0) | 31 (10.8) | |
| Brain and CNS | 5 (4.5) | 0 (0.0) | 2 (2.4) | 0 (0.0) | 7 (2.4) | |
| Other cancer | 8 (7.2) | 16 (23.9) | 2 (2.4) | 3 (12.0) | 29 (10.1) | |
| Unsure | 5 (4.5) | 1 (1.5) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 6 (2.1) | |
| Education | Still in high school | 24 (21.6) | 10 (14.9) | 10 (11.8) | 2 (8.0) | 46 (16.0) |
| Finished high school | 20 (18.0) | 14 (20.9) | 1 (1.2) | 10 (40.0) | 45 (15.6) | |
| Still in college or university | 41 (36.9) | 11 (16.4) | 25 (29.4) | 10 (40.0) | 87 (30.2) | |
| Finished college or university | 26 (23.4) | 32 (47.8) | 1 (1.2) | 3 (12.0) | 62 (21.5) | |
| Missing | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 48 (56.5) | 0 (0.0) | 48 (16.7) | |
| Working | Yes | 35 (31.5) | 23 (34.3) | 34 (40.0) | 14 (56.0) | 106 (36.8) |
| Living with parents/other family members | Yes | 81 (73.0) | 55 (82.1) | 63 (74.1) | 15 (60.0) | 214 (74.3) |
| Living with partner | Yes | 25 (22.5) | 7 (10.4) | 10 (11.8) | 5 (20.0) | 47 (16.3) |
| Living with housemate/close friends | Yes | 13 (11.7) | 3 (4.5) | 4 (4.7) | 3 (12.0) | 23 (8.0) |
| Treatment status | Diagnosed but haven't started treatment | 12 (10.8) | 0 (0.0) | 6 (7.1) | 5 (20.0) | 23 (8.0) |
| Commenced treatment | 96 (86.5) | 59 (88.1) | 79 (92.9) | 15 (60.0) | 249 (86.5) | |
| Unsure | 3 (2.7) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 3 (1.0) | |
| Missing | 0 (0.0) | 8 (11.9) | 0 (0.0) | 5 (20.0) | 13 (4.5) | |
| Treatments received | Chemotherapy | 86 (77.5) | 48 (71.6) | 62 (72.9) | NP | 196 (68.1) |
| Radiation therapy | 6 (5.4) | 4 (6.0) | 3 (3.5) | NP | 13 (4.5) | |
| Surgery | 28 (25.2) | 12 (17.9) | 19 (22.4) | NP | 59 (20.5) | |
| Other treatments | 2 (1.8) | 0 (0.0) | 2 (2.4) | NP | 4 (1.4) | |
| Unsure | 3 (2.7) | 1 (1.5) | NP | NP | 4 (1.4) |
Abbreviation: NP, not provided.