Characteristics | Measure | Value |
---|---|---|
Age | Mean (SD) | 58.23 (12.45) |
Median (min, max) | 60 (19.86) | |
Sex | Woman% | 73.5 |
Highest level of Education | ||
University and above | % | 13.7 |
Highschool | % | 30.8 |
Primary school | % | 26.9 |
No schooling | % | 1.7 |
Marital status | Married/Have a partner | 73.1 |
Single or Divorced % | 26.5 | |
Have children | Yes% | 87.6 |
Payment for Health | ||
Social insurance | Yes% | 64.5 |
Private Health Insurance | Yes% | 15.4 |
Experiencing difficulties in meeting health expenses | Yes% | 91.5 |
Source of Support | ||
Family members play a role in supporting the patient | Yes% | 83.3 |
Friends play a role in supporting the patient | Yes% | 43.2 |
Professionals support the patient | Yes% | 1.3 |
Civil Society Organizations support the patient | Yes% | 82.1 |
No need for support | Yes% | 1.7 |
No support | Yes% | 1.7 |
Source of Comfort | ||
Feeling Better / Family | Yes% | 81.2 |
Feeling Better / Friends | Yes% | 53.4 |
Feeling Better / Social Media | Yes% | 14.5 |
Feeling Better / Being alone | Yes% | 7.3 |
Comorbidities | Yes% | 43.6 |
Hypertension | % | 50 |
Diabetes | % | 28.4 |
Thyroid | % | 6 |
Asthma | % | 2 |
Other conditions: | % | 13.6 |
Disease stage (MV) | ||
I (relatively small and contained within the organ it started in) | % | 6.8 |
II (bigger than I but cancer has not started to spread into the surrounding tissues only to lymph nodes) | % | 30.3 |
III (started to spread into surrounding tissues and there are cancer cells in the lymph nodes in the area) | % | 34.2 |
IV (metastatic - has spread from where it started to another body organ) | % | 18.8 |
Anatomical Site of Origin of Cancer (Top 7) | ||
Breast | % | 48.3 |
Lymph Nodes | % | 6.8 |
Colon | % | 6.8 |
Prostate Gland | % | 6 |
Bronchus and Lung | % | 3.8 |
Thyroid | % | 3.8 |
Uterus | % | 3 |