Parameter

Number (N = 100)

Mean age (SD) year

52

Female sex

69

Performance statuts

0 - 1

2

3 - 4

73

27

0

Treatment facility

Outpatient

Inpatient

97

3

Primary site

Solid tumors

Breast cancer

Gastrointestinal cancer

Head and neck cancers

Gynecological cancers

Lung cancer

Urogenital cancers

Brain cancer

Skin cancer

Sarcoma

39

22

11

10

10

4

2

2

Stage

Nonmetastatic

Metastatic

Single site

Multiple site

60

40

77

33

Evidence of disease activity

Treatment

IV chemotherapy

Radiotherapy (RT)

RT alone

RT with chemosensitizers (e.g., 5-FU with RT in rectal cancer, with cisplatine VADS cancers)

Oral

Chemotherapy/hormonotherapy (e.g., tamoxifen and busulfan)

75

0

10

25

27

Route

Oral

Parenteral

Comorbid diseases

30

75

27