Table 3 Characteristics of patients at Ocean Road Cancer Institute, 2002-2012, by non-AIDS-defining cancer a
Ano-rectal (N = 395) | Squamous cell carcinoma of the eye (N = 302) | Hodgkin’s lymphoma (N = 283) | |
|---|---|---|---|
N (%) | N (%) | N (%) | |
Age (years) | |||
Mean ± SD | 51.0 ± 16. 8 | 38.3 ± 18.2 | 25.2 ± 17.0 |
Female | 209 (52.9%) | 166 (55.0%) | 94 (33.3%) |
Dar es Salaam residence | 162 (41.0%) | 100 (33.1%) | 87 (30.7%) |
HIV reported | 81 (20.5%) | 129 (42.7%) | 88 (31.1%) |
HIV positive (% of HIV reported) | 27 (33.3%) | 110 (85.3%) | 10 (11.4%) |
Advanced stageb (% of reported stage) | 122 (94.6%) | 61 (100%) | 48 (50.5%) |
Cancer treatment | |||
Radiotherapy | 229 (63.6%) | 185 (74.6%) | 48 (21.5%) |
Chemotherapy | 224 (62.2%) | 39 (15.8%) | 189 (84.4%) |
Both | 148 (41.1%) | 34 (13.8%) | 36 (16.1%) |
Co-morbidities | |||
Mean ± SD | 0.72 ± 0.99 | 0.23 ± 0.51 | 1.39 ± 1.39 |
Tuberculosis | 3 (0.8%) | 14 (4.6%) | 9 (3.2%) |
Died | 49 (13.8%) | 17 (6.9%) | 22 (10.1%) |