Average age (years) | n = 121 | SD |
59.6 | 11.1 | |
Country of Birth | n = 121 | % |
Australia (2 ATSIa) | 92 | 76.0 |
New Zealand (2 Maori, 2 Samoan) | 6 | 5.0 |
Europe / United Kingdom | 17 | 14.0 |
Africa | 3 | 2.5 |
Asia | 3 | 2.5 |
Languages spoken at home | n = 120 | % |
English | 116 | 96.7 |
English and another language | 4 | 3.3 |
Median years since diagnosis | n = 121 | range |
3.6 | 0.3–36.5 | |
Diagnosis | n = 121 | % |
Breast or gynaecological cancer | 82 | 67.8 |
Haematological, bowel, skin or lung cancer | 25 | 20.7 |
Prostate cancer | 4 | 3.3 |
Other (includes multiple primary cancers) | 10 | 8.3 |
Current treatment | n = 121 | % |
No treatment | 65 | 53.7 |
Long-term treatment / rehabilitation | 46 | 38.0 |
Active treatment | 10 | 8.3 |
Treatment in last 12 monthsb | n = 120 | % |
None | 50 | 41.6 |
Surgery | 38 | 31.6 |
Radiotherapy | 31 | 25.8 |
Chemotherapy | 26 | 21.6 |
Other cancer medication | 25 | 20.8 |