Table 2 Frequency distribution of cancer-related clinical characteristics of study participants
Cancer-related variables | Frequency (N) | Percent (%) |
|---|---|---|
Types of cancer | ||
Breast | 46 | 28.7% |
Skin | 26 | 16% |
Gastrointestinal | 22 | 13.5% |
Cervical | 20 | 12.2% |
Oropharyngeal | 15 | 9.1% |
Prostate | 9 | 5.5% |
Others | 25 | 15% |
Stages of cancer | ||
Stage I | 26 | 17.8% |
Stage II | 70 | 53.4% |
Stage III | 40 | 27.4% |
Stage IV | 2 | 1.4% |
Treatment | ||
Chemotherapy only | 77 | 47.2% |
Radiotherapy only | 33 | 20.2% |
Chemotherapy & radiotherapy only | 48 | 29.4% |
Chemotherapy & surgery only | 2 | 1.2% |
Radiotherapy & surgery only | 1 | 0.6% |
Not on treatment | 2 | 1.2% |
Duration of Illness | ||
< 1 year | 9 | 5.5% |
Between 1 year and 5 years | 132 | 81% |
> 5 years | 22 | 13.5% |