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Table 1 The participants’ socio-demographic and disease-related characteristics (N = 47)

From: What questions are most important to pancreatic cancer patients soon after diagnosis? A multicenter survey

Patient characteristic

N (%)

Male gender

26 (55)

Mean age (range)

58.9 ± 11.4 (27–84)

Educationa

 Low

8 (17)

 Intermediate

17 (36)

 High

18 (38)

Median time since (likely) diagnosis, in days (range)

46 ± 58 (0–206)

Treatment received or about to receive in upcoming month

 Surgery

34 (72)

 Chemotherapy

12 (26)

 Stent implantation

11 (23)

 Post-surgery enzymes

10 (21)

 Pain management

10 (21)

 Laparoscopy

8 (17)

 Drain in the liver

2 (4)

 Treatment for excessive fluids

2 (4)

 Radiotherapy

1 (2)

 No treatment received or planned

5 (10)

  1. aNumbers do not add up to N = 47 because of missing data