Table 1 Characteristics of patients and health care professionals

Hospital

   University Medical Center

27

35

   Affiliated hospital

73

65

Sex

   Male

35

20

   Female

66

78

   Unknown

-

2

Age, years

   18-35 years

5

32

   36-50 years

28

53

   51-65 years

38

12

   66-79 years

26

-

   Unknown

4

2

Level of education

NA

   Less than high school

9

.

   High school

62

.

   More than high school

30

.

Discipline

NR

   Physician

.

13

   Nurse

.

67

   Policymaker

.

10

   Unknown

.

10

Type of cancer patients were treated for

NR

   Gastrointestinal

21

.

   Breast

45

.

   Skin

1

.

   Urological

10

.

   Genital

10

.

   Head and neck

2

.

   Lung

1

.

   Other

12

.

Type of treatment (concurrent or previous)*

NR

   Chemotherapy

78

.

   Hormonal therapy

26

.

   Experimental treatment

4

.

   Radiation therapy

46

.

   Chemo radiation

3

.

   Surgery

72

.

   Other

NA

.

Stage

NR

   Metastases present

72

.

   Metastases absent

28

.