Table 1

Characteristics of surveyed patients of a hepatobbiliary/surgical oncology practice

CharacteristicNo. (%)*
No. of patients357
No. of surveys490
Sex
 Male168 (47)
 Female189 (53)
Disease status
 Benign205 (57)
 Malignant152 (43)
Resectablility of cancers†
 Resectable85 (56)
 Unresectable65 (43)
 N/A (e.g. lymphoma)2 (1)

  • N/A = not applicable.

  • ↵* Unless otherwise indicated.

  • ↵† Patients with potentially resectable cancer are those who had tumours that were potentially resectable for cure at the time of the initial questionnaire.