Table 1 The demographic and clinical characteristics of patients with advanced cancer
Characteristics | Number of cases n(%) |
|---|---|
Sex | |
 Male | 281(63.6) |
 Female | 161(36.4) |
Age | |
  ≤ 40 | 88(19.9) |
 41–60 | 255(57.5) |
 >60 | 99(22.4) |
Nationality | |
 Han | 432(97.7) |
 Minority | 10(2.3) |
Religion | |
 Yes | 97(21.9) |
 No | 345(78.1) |
Marital status | |
 Married | 409(92.5) |
 Unmarried | 16(3.6) |
 Divorced/ Widowed | 17(3.8) |
Income | |
 low | 189(42.8) |
 moderate | 156(35.3) |
 high | 97(22.0) |
Residence | |
 Country | 210(47.5) |
 Town | 128(29.0) |
 City | 104(23.5) |
Education | |
 Primary school or less | 85(19.2) |
 Junior high school | 176(39.8) |
 High school or technical secondary school | 93(21.0) |
 Junior college | 51(11.5) |
 Bachelor degree or higher | 37(8.4) |
Diagnosis | |
 Malignant Tumors of Head and Neck | 47(0.6) |
 Lung cancer | 135(30.5) |
 Gastrointestinal malignant tumor | 147(33.3) |
 Reproductive malignancy | 17(3.8) |
 Breast cancer | 14(3.2) |
 Lymphoma | 28(6.3) |
 Others | 54(12.2) |
Cancer Stage | |
 Stage III | 137(31.0) |
 Stage IV | 305(69.0) |
Duration | |
 <3 months | 95(21.5) |
 3–12 months | 165(37.3) |
 12–36 months | 121(27.4) |
  ≥ 36 months | 61(13.8) |