Cancer experiences: a personal view

In 60 years of life I have been cancer-free, but many family members and friends have had to address the disease.

I prepared a table with some information on contacts whose cancer experiences I know of:

datatable(vjc_cancer_net)

Note that the table can be sorted and searched. You can also alter the number of records presented.

Questions

A.1.1. Why would a person make a table like this?

A.1.2. How could this table be made more informative?

Answers

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