Table 2 Characteristics of participants
Characteristics of participants | N = 36 | |
|---|---|---|
Ethnicity | Chinese | 17 |
Malay | 12 | |
Indian | 7 | |
Marital status | Married | 22 |
Widowed | 2 | |
Divorced/Separated | 0 | |
Single | 7 | |
Age groups | < 40 years old | 7 |
40–49 | 10 | |
50–59 | 5 | |
60–69 | 11 | |
≥70 | 3 | |
Stages of cancer at diagnosis | Early stages | |
 Stage 1 | 9 | |
 Stage II | 11 | |
Advanced stages | ||
 Stage III | 13 | |
 Stage IV | 3 | |
Tumour size (TNM classification) | T1 (<= 2 cm) | 9 |
T2 (> 2 cm but < 5 cm) | 21 | |
T3 (> 5 cm, no extension to chest wall) | 4 | |
T4 (any size with extension to chest wall and/or skin) | 2 | |