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Table 2 Tumor characteristics in adult Syrian refugee patients

From: Cancer among syrian refugees living in Konya Province, Turkey

Characteristics

Male

Female

Total

n

%

n

%

n

%

Disease status

Newly diagnosed disease

98

86.0

91

78.4

189

82.2

Relapsed disease

13

11.4

13

11.2

26

11.3

Others

3

2.6

12

10.3

15

6.5

Diagnostic method

Histological diagnosis from primary

103

90.4

110

94.8

213

92.6

Histological diagnosis from metastasis

7

6.1

4

3.4

11

4.8

Cytological diagnosis

2

1.8

2

0.9

Clinical examination

1

0.9

2

1.7

3

1.3

Unknown

1

0.9

1

0.4

Dissemination of the disease (adults)

Local (SEER 0–1)

26

22.8

18

15.5

44

19.1

Regional (SEER 2–5)

39

34.2

53

45.7

92

40.0

Metastatic (SEER 7)

49

43.0

44

37.9

93

40.4

Unknown (SEER 9)

1

0.9

1

0.4

Treatment abandonment

Yes

13

11.5

8

6.9

21

9.2

No

101

88.5

108

93.1

208

90.8

Total

114

100.0

116

100.0

230

100.0