Table 15.1.
Survivor characteristics
| No. of participants (Total n = 10) |
|
|---|---|
| Non-Hispanic white | 9 |
| Married | 3 |
| Education | |
| Some college/technical degree (AA) | 2 |
| College degree (BS, BA) | 7 |
| Advanced degree (MA, PhD, MD) | 1 |
| Occupation | |
| Homemaker | 1 |
| Full-time employed | 8 |
| Full-time student | 1 |
| Primary diagnosis | |
| Hodgkin’s | 9 |
| Ewing’s sarcoma | 1 |
| Treated with chemotherapy | 8 |
| Treated with radiation | 10 |
| Location of radiation | |
| Chest | 2 |
| Chest & neck | 2 |
| Mantle | 3 |
| Head & mantle | 1 |
| Total body | 1 |
| Aware of fertility status now? | 5 |
| Ever attempted to conceive a child? | 3 |
| Successful conceiving? | 3 |
| Used reproductive medication or procedures? | 0 |
| Currently taking contraceptives | 4 |
| Why taking contraceptives? | |
| Birth control only | 3 |
| Both birth control & hormone replacement | 1 |