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Table 2 Medical Characteristics of 34 Adult Cancer Patients with Grade 4 Neutropenia

From: Experiencing neutropenia: Quality of life interviews with adult cancer patients

Good ECOG performance statusa

79%

Cancer diagnosis

 

   Breast

28%

   Lung

24%

   Lymphoma

15%

   Ovarian

9%

   Prostate

6%

   Other diagnoses

18%

Metastatic disease

37%

Type of chemotherapy

 

   Docetaxel

70%

   CHOP

12%

   Carboplatin-docetaxel

15%

   Carboplatin-gemcitabine

3%

Hospitalization due to neutropenia and grade 3 fever

15%

  1. a Good performance status is defined as ECOG performance scale score of 0 to 1 on a 5-point scale, where 0 is fully active, and 4 is completely disabled [13].
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BMC Nursing

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