Table 1 Characteristics of the patients included in this study
From: Utilization of radiation therapy and predictors of noncompliance among Syrian refugees in Turkey
Age | 49 (19–94) |
Median (range) | N (%) |
Gender | |
 Male | 479 (47) |
 Female | 531 (53) |
History of Smoking | 364 (36) |
Family history of cancer | 85 (8) |
Residence | |
 Refugee Camp | 442 (44) |
 House | 568 (56) |
Diagnosis | |
 Breast cancer | 303 (30) |
 Lung cancer | 137 (14) |
 CNS cancer | 128 (13) |
 Head and neck cancer | 110 (11) |
 GI cancer | 101 (10) |
 Prostate cancer | 69 (7) |
 Gyn cancer | 64 (6) |
 Others | 98 (9) |
Stage | |
 I-II | 202 (20) |
 III-IV | 687 (68) |
Concurrent chemoradiotherapy | 264 (26) |
Noncompliance | 205 (20) |
Grade 3–4 acute toxicity | 139 (14) |
Radiation therapy fractions | |
 Mean (SD) | 19.8 (9.5) |
Follow-up (mo) | |
 Median (range) | 6 (0–46) |
Values are number (percentage) unless otherwise noted | |