Table 3 Demographics of radiation oncology respondents

Sex

Cancer

Male

171, (41.3)

Breast

193, (46.6)

Female

243, (58.7)

Colorectal

9, (2.2)

Head/Neck

54, (13)

Lung

25, (6)

Prostate

91, (22)

Pelvis

9, (2.2)

Other

33, (8)

Age

Stage at diagnosis

< 40

5, (1.2)

I

91, (22)

41–50

38, (9.5)

II

76, (18.4)

51–60

13, 2(32.9)

III

57, (13.8)

61–70

201, (50.1)

IV

25, (6)

> 71

25, (6.2)

Not known

165, (41.1)

Education

Treatment

Year 10

126, (31.2)

Only radiotherapy

141, (34.1)

Year 12

42, (10.4)

Radiotherapy and other

273, (65.9)

Certificate

117, (29)

Undergraduate

43, (10.6)

Postgraduate

52, (12.9)

Prefer not to say

24, (5.9)

Relationship

Years since treatment

Married

278, (67.5)

Less than 1 year

122, (29.8)

Single

25, (6.1)

1–2 years

82, (20)

De-facto

13, (3.2)

2–3 years

59, (14.4)

Divorced

37, (9.0

3–4 years

51, (12.5)

Widow

53, (12.9)

4–5 years

45, (11)

Prefer not to say

6, (1.5)

5–10 years

43, (10.5)

> 10 years

7, (1.7)

Housing

Health

Rent

48, (11.7)

Excellent

46, (11.3)

Own

341, (82.8)

Very good

131, (32.2)

Other

14, (3.4)

Good

149, (36.6)

Prefer not to say

9, (2.1)

Fair

68, (16.7)

Poor

13, (3.2)

Employment

Main hospital treated at

Casual

15, (3.7)

Illawarra Cancer Care Centre - Regional

262, (64)

Part-time

40, (9.8)

Shoalhaven Cancer Care Centre - Rural

147, (36)

Full-time

32, (7.8)

Unable to work

18, (4.4)

Retired

295, (72.1)

Prefer not to say

9, (2.2)

Income

Travel time to General practitioner (one way)

<$15,000

58, (15.2)

$15,000–29,999

97, (25.5)

0–20 minutes

361, (90.5)

$30,000–49,000

63, (16.5)

21–40 minutes

27, (6.7)

$50,000–74,999

46, (12.1)

> 40 minutes

11, (2.8)

$75,000-100,000

23, (6)

> 100,000

10, (2.6)

Prefer not to say

84, (22)

Country of birth

Travel time to Radiation oncologist (one-way)

Australia/New Zealand

324, (78.3)

United Kingdom

46, (11.1)

0–20 minutes

156, (40.1)

Europe

31 (7.5)

21–40 minutes

159, (40.9)

Africa

5 (1.2)

41–60 minutes

51, (13.1)

Asia

5 (1.2)

> 1 hour

12, (3.1)

Canada

3 (0.7)

> 2 hours

11, (2.8)

Primary language

Preferred radiation oncology frequency

English

404, (97.6)

Every second month

11, (2.8)

Other

10, (2.4)

Every three months

48, (12.1)

Every six months

108, (27.3)

Once a year

167, (42.2)

No more visits wanted

62, (15.7)

Identifies as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander

Preferred year for follow-up

No follow-up wanted

38, (9.6)

For 1 year

67, (17)

No

398 (98)

For 3 years

32, (8.1)

Yes

9 (2)

For 5 years

174, (44.1)

For 10 years

47, (11.9)

For lifetime

37, (9.4)