Table 1.

Characteristics of patients (N = 38): Mean age at diagnosis was 57 (range 32–86).

CHARACTERISTICSN (%)
Sex
  • Male6 (16)
  • Female32 (84)
Type of cancer
  • Breast20 (53)
  • Colorectal16 (42)
  • Breast and colorectal2 (5)
Location
  • Urban27 (71)
  • Rural (< 10 000 population)11 (29)
Region*
  • Western Canada16 (42)
  • Central Canada13 (34)
  • Eastern Canada9 (24)
  • * Western Canada includes British Columbia, Saskatchewan, Alberta, and Manitoba. Central Canada includes Ontario and Quebec. Eastern Canada includes New Brunswick, Prince Edward Island, Nova Scotia, and Newfoundland and Labrador.