Characteristic | Patients | Health care professionals |
---|---|---|
 | (n = 386) | (n = 60) |
 | Percent | Percent |
Hospital | Â | Â |
   University Medical Center | 27 | 35 |
   Affiliated hospital | 73 | 65 |
Sex | Â | Â |
   Male | 35 | 20 |
   Female | 66 | 78 |
   Unknown | - | 2 |
Age, years | Â | Â |
   18-35 years | 5 | 32 |
   36-50 years | 28 | 53 |
   51-65 years | 38 | 12 |
   66-79 years | 26 | - |
   Unknown | 4 | 2 |
Level of education | Â | NA |
   Less than high school | 9 | . |
   High school | 62 | . |
   More than high school | 30 | . |
Discipline | NR | Â |
   Physician | . | 13 |
   Nurse | . | 67 |
   Policymaker | . | 10 |
   Unknown | . | 10 |
Type of cancer patients were treated for | Â | NR |
   Gastrointestinal | 21 | . |
   Breast | 45 | . |
   Skin | 1 | . |
   Urological | 10 | . |
   Genital | 10 | . |
   Head and neck | 2 | . |
   Lung | 1 | . |
   Other | 12 | . |
Type of treatment (concurrent or previous)* | Â | NR |
   Chemotherapy | 78 | . |
   Hormonal therapy | 26 | . |
   Experimental treatment | 4 | . |
   Radiation therapy | 46 | . |
   Chemo radiation | 3 | . |
   Surgery | 72 | . |
   Other | NA | . |
Stage | Â | NR |
   Metastases present | 72 | . |
   Metastases absent | 28 | . |