Effectiveness of Traditional Chinese Medicine for Liver Protection and Chemotherapy Completion among Cancer Patients

Table 2

Characteristics of the study participants (N = 89).

	n	Percentage (%)
Age (years)
28–40	8	9.0
41–50	26	29.2
51–60	23	25.8
61–70	20	22.5
71–80	10	12.4
80–88	2	1.1
Sex
Male	33	37.1
Female	56	62.9
Cancer diagnosis
Breast cancer	27	30.3
Gastrointestinal cancer	36	40.4
Lung cancer	7	7.9
Lip, oral cavity, pharynx and throat cancer	5	5.6
Genital and urological cancer	4	4.5
Lymph and blood system cancer	7	7.9
Bone and connective tissue cancer	2	2.2
Cancer stages
I	6	6.7
II	16	18.0
III	32	36.0
IV	35	39.3
Cancer status
Newly diagnosed	74	83.1
Relapse	15	16.9
Hepatitis virus carrier
B	7	7.9
C	3	3.4