Table 1 Descriptive Data
Socio-demographic and Medical Variables | Mean (SD)/ N (%a) |
|---|---|
Age | 55.32 (11.13) |
Gender | |
Male | 67 (19.6) |
Female | 274 (80.4) |
Race | |
Chinese | 271 (79.5) |
Malay | 37 (10.9) |
Indian | 20 (5.9) |
Others | 12 (3.5) |
Marital Status | |
Single | 49 (14.4) |
Married | 243 (71.3) |
Divorced/ Separated | 23 (6.7) |
Widowed | 23 (6.7) |
Education | |
No Formal Education | 11 (3.2) |
Primary Education | 59 (17.3) |
Secondary/ GCE ‘N’/‘O’ Levels/ Vocational Education | 152 (44.6) |
GCE ‘A’ Levels/ Polytechnic Diploma | 58 (17.0) |
Bachelor’s Degree | 47 (13.8) |
Postgraduate Education | 10 (2.9) |
Occupation | |
Full-time | 144 (42.2) |
Part-time | 49 (14.4) |
Retired | 56 (16.4) |
Homemaker | 82 (24.0) |
Cancer Type | |
Breast | 126 (37.0) |
Gynecological | 93 (27.3) |
Gastro-intestinal | 47 (13.8) |
NPC/ Throat/ Oral | 14 (4.1) |
Hemotological/ Leukemia/ Lymphoma/ Myeloma | 11 (3.2) |
Lung | 11 (3.2) |
Brain | 2 (0.6) |
Pancreas | 1 (0.3) |
Others | 12 (3.5) |
Multi-site | 14 (4.1) |
Cancer Stage | |
Early (Stages 0–2) | 196 (57.4) |
Late (Stages 3–4) | 90 (26.4) |
Underwent Chemotherapy | |
Yes | 198 (58.1) |
No | 135 (39.6) |
Underwent Radiotherapy | |
Yes | 153 (44.9) |
No | 180 (52.8) |
Underwent Surgery | |
Yes | 244 (71.6) |
No | 89 (26.1) |