Table 2 Sample characteristics

Range

Age at diagnosis (years) (n = 148)

19–46

Age at enrolment (years) (n = 157)

21–54

Time since diagnosis (years) (n = 155)

0–18

Value

N

%

Country of origin

Britain

118

72.0

Poland

43

26.2

Other

2

1.2

Missing

1

0.6

Partnership status at enrolment

Partnered

122

74.4

Unpartnered

40

24.4

Missing

2

1.2

Childbearing status

No children

80

48.8

1 child

33

20.1

2 children

35

21.3

3 or more children

14

8.5

Missing

2

1.2

Education

Less than university education

66

40.2

At least some university education

97

59.1

Missing

1

0.6

Income

Less than average for the country

102

62.2

More than average for the country

43

26.2

Prefer not to say

17

10.4

Missing

2

1.2

Cancer diagnosis

Cervical

58

35.4

Ovarian

41

25.0

Uterine

27

16.5

Other gynaecological

3

1.8

Breast

35

21.3

Stage of cancer

1

69

42.1

2

49

29.9

3

30

18.3

4

2

1.2

Missing

14

8.5

Surgery – gynaecological

Conservative

29

22.5

Radical

82

63.6

None

18

14

Surgery – breast

Conservative

13

37.1

Radical

19

54.3

None

3

8.6

Chemotherapy

Yes

92

56.1

No

72

43.9

Radiotherapy

Yes

66

40.2

No

98

59.8

Endocrine therapy

Yes

25

15.2

No

10

6.1

N/A

129

78.7