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Cancer characteristics<br />
Diagnosis<br />
CNS (intracranial &<br />
intraspinal)<br />
Leukaemia &<br />
Lymphoma<br />
8 36.4 14 63.6 0.02<br />
10 12.0 73 88.0<br />
All other 7 12.1 51 87.9<br />
Age at diagnosis Mean 5.4 5.7 0.75<br />
Time since<br />
diagnosis<br />
Median 4.7 4.8<br />
Range 0.2 to 12.8 0.0 to 14.9<br />
Mean 10.2 9.8 0.56<br />
Median 11.2 10.1<br />
Range 3.6 to 15.6 2.5 to 17.3<br />
Surgery N 11 13.8 69 86.3 0.58<br />
Y 14 16.9 69 83.1<br />
Chemotherapy N 4 20.0 16 80.0 0.70<br />
Y 21 14.7 122 85.3<br />
RT N 16 12.9 108 87.1 0.11<br />
Y 9 23.1 30 76.9<br />
HSCT N 21 14.7 122 85.3 0.58<br />
Y 4 20.0 16 80.0<br />
* Pearson’s Chi-Square used for categorical variables and t-tests for continuous variables<br />
Difficulty with emotional symptoms was not associated with any demographic<br />
or cancer characteristic (Table 8). Of note, CCS with a CNS diagnosis reported more<br />
difficulty with emotional symptoms (28.6%) compared to those with leukaemia/<br />
lymphoma (12%) or other diagnosis (10%), though the differences were not statistically<br />
significant.<br />
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