Table 1 Participant Characteristics including patient demographics, disease type and treatment, Body composition and physical Activity levels are summarised

Demographic profile

Age (year, mean (SD))

52.9 (7.2)

Gender (female, No. (%))

28 (96.6)

Time since diagnosis (years, mean (SD))

3.19 (2.6)

Cancer type (No. (%))

Breast cancer

22 (75.9)

Multiple myeloma

2 (6.9)

Prostate cancer

1 (3.5)

Cervical cancer

1 (3.5)

Brain cancer

1 (3.5)

Kidney cancer

1 (3.5)

Breast cancer, cervical cancer and Non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma

1 (3.5)

Treatment type (No. (%))

Surgery

26 (89.7)

Radiotherapy

24 (82.7)

Chemotherapy

23 (79.3)

Hormonal therapy

15 (51.7)

Targeted therapy

3 (10.3)

Stem cell transplant

2 (6.9)

Immunotherapy

1 (3.5)

Body Composition

BMI (Average, SD) Female

30.1 (5.9)

BMI (Male participant)

28.1

Physical activity levels

Moderately Active (No. (%))

35%

Inactive (No. (%))

64%

(The Male participant was moderately active)