Table 1 Demographic data of the participants

 Female:

(n = 20)

 Male:

(n = 4)

 Female:

(n = 13)

 Male:

(n = 9)

 41 years (mean)

18–59 years (range)

 Infant/toddlers (0–2 years):

(n = 10)

 Young children (3–9 years):

(n = 8)

 Teenager (10–19 years):

(n = 4)

 Married/living as married:

(n = 20)

 Single parent:

(n = 2)

Occupation^a

 Health service sector:

(n = 8)

 Public sector/teacher:

(n = 10)

 Private sector:

(n = 7)

 Self-employed:

(n = 3)

 Disability pension:

(n = 2)

Place of cancer treatment

 Oslo:

(n = 17)

 Trondheim, Bergen, or Tromsø:

(n = 5)