Table 1
Demographic characteristics (N = 353)
| Age | |
| Mean (SD) | 51.15 (11.34) |
| Ethnicity | |
| Caucasian | 234 (67.8%) |
| African American | 111 (32.2%) |
| Education | |
| Some junior high | 2 (0.6%) |
| Some high school | 32 (9.3%) |
| High school degree | 83 (24.1%) |
| Some college | 93 (27.0%) |
| Associate or technical degree | 45 (13.1%) |
| Bachelor’s degree | 56 (16.3%) |
| Graduate degree | 33 (9.6%) |
| Stage of cancer | |
| Early stage (stage 0,1,2) | 260 (74.9%) |