Table 3 Characteristics of women reporting treatment with potential to impact fertility
Type of cancer | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Total sample (n = 918) | Leukemia (n = 121) | Hodgkin’s (n = 286)a | Non-Hodgkin’s (n = 169)a | Breast (n = 223) | Gastrointestinal (n = 108) | |
Age at diagnosis, years, mean (SD) | 31.5 (6.7) | 28.3 (7.2) | 27.9 (6.2) | 31.6 (6.0) | 36.3 (4.0) | 34.9 (4.6) |
Age at survey, years, mean (SD) | 40.9 (8.4) | 37.0 (8.3) | 36.5 (8.0) | 40.5 (7.1) | 47.1 (5.9) | 44.6 (6.2) |
Years since diagnosis, mean (SD) | 9.6 (4.4) | 8.7 (4.3) | 8.6 (4.4) | 8.9 (3.9) | 10.8 (4.5) | 9.7 (4.0) |
Children before treatment, (%) | 476 (52%) | 46 (38%) | 105 (37%) | 88 (52%) | 163 (73%) | 76 (70%) |
Desiring children after treatment, (%) | 504 (54%) | 71 (59%) | 181 (63%) | 82 (49%) | 104 (47%) | 61 (56%) |