Table 4 Patient characteristics
From: Current nursing practice for patients on oral chemotherapy: a multicenter survey in Japan
Gender | n | % |
Male | 142 | 57.0 |
Female | 107 | 43.0 |
Age | ||
<65 | 115 | 46.2 |
≧65 | 133 | 53.4 |
Unknown | 1 | 0.4 |
Type of Cancer | ||
Breast cancer | 30 | 12.0 |
Gastrointestinal cancer | 174 | 69.9 |
Lung cancer | 16 | 6.4 |
Others (e.g., hematological, uterine and ovary cancer) | 26 | 10.4 |
Unknown | 3 | 1.2 |
Purpose of Treatment | ||
Primary treatment | 61 | 24.5 |
Recurrence treatment | 188 | 75.5 |
Type of Treatment | ||
Combination of oral and intravenous chemotherapy | 222 | 89.2 |
Only oral chemotherapy | 22 | 8.8 |
Unknown | 5 | 2.0 |