Table 2.

Percentage of Adult Survivors of Childhood Cancer Who Reported the Following Types of Outpatient Medical Care in a 2-Year Period: Cancer-Related Factors

FactorNumberGeneral Medical Contact %General Physical Examination %Cancer-Related Medical Visit %Cancer Center Medical Visit %
Note: Percentages are based upon the total with available data for each variable.
Age at diagnosis
0–4 y2,42686.072.436.418.2
5–9 y2,33686.271.641.123.3
10–14 y2,54087.268.443.523.6
15–21 y2,13288.669.046.923.2
Interval from cancer diagnosis
5–9 y29393.876.664.439.6
10–14 y2,47288.574.053.531.2
15–19 y3,45687.372.840.521.4
20–24 y2,60285.565.233.414.2
25–29 y61182.260.628.011.5
Cancer diagnosis
Leukemia2,84685.072.436.322.4
Central nervous system tumor1,16688.666.352.914.8
Hodgkin’s disease1,63190.676.052.629.9
Non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma86584.268.336.921.6
Wilms’ tumor63088.268.833.718.0
Neuroblastoma39986.468.928.013.8
Sarcoma89475.067.839.919.6
Bone1,00388.465.443.824.9
Subjective health status
Excellent1,95482.372.734.822.0
Very good3,55387.972.840.122.0
Good2,83488.668.745.122.4
Fair84487.963.751.821.6
Poor14689.751.162.124.4
Future health concerns
Very concerned2,78788.973.548.023.9
Somewhat concerned1,90189.571.744.524.8
Concerned2,29887.170.040.421.7
Not very concerned1,41385.667.335.519.5
Not concerned at all81078.362.131.015.1
Cancer pain
None7,09286.371.338.821.0
Small97690.069.949.925.0
Medium60889.467.354.226.6
A lot23288.767.359.327.9
Very bad7786.852.163.430.3
Cancer anxiety
None5,23083.869.535.919.8
Small2,51391.872.747.323.6
Medium80891.771.755.527.2
A lot30090.973.159.330.4
Very many7390.461.448.531.8