Table 1 |
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Demographic characteristics of enrolled subjects (N = 124) |
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Variable |
Category |
Frequency (n) |
Percent |
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Gender |
Male |
95 |
77% |
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Female |
29 |
23% |
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Education |
<= 8th grade |
3 |
2% |
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12th grade |
54 |
44% |
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Associated degree |
32 |
26% |
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>= Bachelor's degree |
30 |
24% |
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Missing |
5 |
4% |
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Ethnicity |
Caucasian |
109 |
88% |
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African American |
3 |
2% |
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Hispanic |
4 |
3% |
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Asian |
3 |
2% |
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Other |
5 |
4% |
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Cancer Stage (Current) |
Stage I |
22 |
18% |
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Stage II |
17 |
14% |
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Stage III |
15 |
12% |
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Stage IV |
62 |
50% |
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Missing |
8 |
6.5% |
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Surgery |
No |
38 |
31% |
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Yes |
85 |
69% |
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Missing |
1 |
1% |
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Chemotherapy |
No |
91 |
73% |
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Yes |
31 |
25% |
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Missing |
2 |
2% |
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Radiation Therapy |
Yes |
124 |
100% |
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Origin of Pain |
Tumor-related |
26 |
21% |
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Treatment-related |
66 |
53% |
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Both |
24 |
19% |
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Unknown |
8 |
6% |
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Epstein et al. Head & Neck Oncology 2009 1:26 doi:10.1186/1758-3284-1-26 |
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