Table 1 General demographic information for the 17 participants
From: Coping with stigma: the experiences of Chinese patients living with lung cancer
Participant no. | Sex | Age (years) | Marital status | Geographic location | Education (years) | Cancer stage | Treatment | Length of lung cancer diagnosis (months) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Male | 65 | Married | Rural | Junior high school | III | Surgery, chemotherapy | 6 |
2 | Male | 56 | Married | Urban | Secondary school | III | Surgery, radiotherapy | 18 |
3 | Female | 66 | Married | Rural | Elementary school | IV | Surgery | 12 |
4 | Female | 53 | Married | Urban | Secondary school | IV | Chemotherapy | 15 |
5 | Male | 49 | Divorce | Urban | Senior high school | III | Surgery, chemotherapy | 5 |
6 | Male | 70 | Married | Urban | Secondary school | IV | Chemotherapy | 9 |
7 | Female | 80 | Married | Urban | Junior high school | IV | Traditional Chinese medicine | 24 |
8 | Male | 68 | Married | Rural | Junior high school | III | Surgery | 14 |
9 | Male | 43 | Married | Urban | Secondary school | II | Chemotherapy | 5 |
10 | Male | 68 | Married | Rural | Elementary school | IV | Chemotherapy | 9 |
11 | Male | 29 | Married | Urban | Senior high school | II | Surgery, chemotherapy | 5 |
12 | Female | 72 | Married | Urban | Senior high school | IV | Surgery, radiotherapy | 14 |
13 | Male | 65 | Married | Urban | Junior high school | II | Surgery, chemotherapy | 6 |
14 | Female | 48 | Married | Rural | Elementary school | III | Chemotherapy | 11 |
15 | Female | 54 | Married | Rural | Elementary school | IV | Surgery, radiotherapy | 8 |
16 | Male | 69 | Married | Urban | Senior high school | III | Chemotherapy | 13 |
17 | Female | 36 | Married | Urban | Senior high school | III | Surgery, chemotherapy | 8 |