All.Can Patient Survey

Table II. Characteristics of respondents (unweighted data) * The age distribution of survey respondents is similar to the age distribution of the general cancer patient population ** For a full breakdown of cancer types included in these categories, please see the full methodology at www.all-can.org/what-we-do/ research/patient-survey/about-the-survey/ 13 Number Percentage Respondents (Age: mean 55 years; median 57 years) * Patients (current or former) 3,450 89% Caregivers filling in the survey on behalf of a patient 432 11% Unspecified 99 n/a Gender distribution Male 787 20% Female 3,092 80% Unspecified 102 n/a Length of time since patients were first treated for this cancer, at the time they completed the survey Less than 1 year 964 25% 1–5 years 1,706 44% More than 5 years 1,185 30% Don’t know/can’t remember 35 1% Unspecified 91 n/a Patients per cancer type Brain/central nervous system 97 2% Breast 1,656 42% Colorectal/bowel 216 6% Gastric cancers (oesophageal, stomach, pancreatic, liver or gall bladder) 123 3% Gynaecological 415 11% Haematological 362 9% Head and neck 161 4% Lung 167 4% Prostate 144 4% Sarcoma 72 2% Skin 203 5% Urological 186 5% Other ** 115 3% Unspecified 64 n/a Patient insights on cancer care: opportunities for improving efficiency