Table 1 Patient characteristics
From: Young patients and gastrointestinal (GI) tract malignancies - are we addressing the unmet needs?
Age | All n (%) | Female n (%) | Male n (%) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Â | 50 (100) | 26 (55Â %) | 24 (45Â %) |
| Â | 35.5 (20-49) | 36 | 33 |
Cancer type | |||
 Colon | 25 (50 %) | 14 (28 %) | 11 (22 %) |
 Rectum | 15 (30 %) | 6 (12 %) | 9 (18 %) |
 Gastric | 4 (8 %) | 3 (6 %) | 1 (2 %) |
 Esophagus | 2 (4 %) | 1 (2 %) | 1 (2 %) |
 Other | 4 (8 %) | 2 (4 %) | 2 (4 %) |
Stage at diagnosis | |||
 I | 4 (8 %) | 1 (2 %) | 3 (6 %) |
 II | 12 (24 %) | 6 (12 %) | 6 (12 %) |
 III | 19 (38 %) | 11 (22 %) | 8 (16 %) |
 IV | 13 (26 %) | 6 (12 %) | 7 (14 %) |
 Unknown | 2 (4 %) | 2 (4 %) |  |
Treatment | |||
 Surgery | 7 (14 %) | 3 (6 %) | 4 (8 %) |
 Chemotherapy | 3 (6 %) | 1 (2 %) | 2 (4 %) |
 Radiotherapy only |  |  |  |
 Combined modality | 40 (80 %) | 22 (44 %) | 18 (36 %) |
Education pre diagnosis | |||
  < 12 years of school | 1 (2 %) |  | 1 (2 %) |
 High school graduate | 18 (36 %) | 11 (22 %) | 7 (14 %) |
 College/University | 31 (62 %) | 15 (30 %) | 16 (32 %) |
Employment status – pre-diagnosis | |||
 Full time job | 45 (90 %) | 21 (42 %) | 24 (48 %) |
 Part time job | 2 (4 %) | 2 (4 %) |  |
 Unemployment | 3 (6 %) | 3 (6 %) |  |
Ethnicity | |||
 Ashkenazi Jew | 13 (26 %) | 8 (16 %) | 5 (10 %) |
 Sepheradi Jew | 19 (38 %) | 10 (20 %) | 9 (18 %) |
 Mixed | 5 (10 %) | 3 (6 %) | 2 (4 %) |
 Former USSR | 8 (16 %) | 2 (4 %) | 6 (12 %) |
 Arab | 2 (4 %) | 2 (4 %) |  |
 Other | 1 (2 %) | 1 (2 %) |  |
 Marital status | |||
  Married | 37 (74 %) | 19 (38 %) | 18 (36 %) |
  Single | 13 (26 %) | 7 (14 %) | 6 (12 %) |
  Married w/ children | 33 (66 %) | 13 (26 %) | 20 (40 %) |