Table 2. Medical training and practice information.
| Characteristics | No. of participants (N=100) |
|---|---|
|
Speciality | |
| Clinical oncology | 65 |
| Medical oncology |
35 |
|
Grade | |
| Consultants | 48 |
| Associate specialist or specialist registrar (SpR) |
52 |
|
Cancer network locationa | |
| Scotland | 8 |
| Wales | 8 |
| Northern Ireland | 3 |
| England | 76 |
| London | 22 |
| North | 19 |
| Midlands | 9 |
| South West | 12 |
| South East | 14 |
| Other |
5 |
|
Cancer type specialisation (more than one possible) | |
| Breast | 59 |
| Lung | 52 |
| Gastrointestinal | 48 |
| Urological | 44 |
| Gynaecological | 31 |
| Sarcomas/soft tissue | 22 |
| Other | 53 |
a
North (=Northern, Gt Manchester and Cheshire, Lancashire and S Cumbria, Merseyside and Cheshire, North Trent, Yorkshire, East Riding); Midlands (=Mid Trent, Gt Midlands, Leicestershire, West Anglia, Three Counties, Four Counties); South West (=Devon and Cornwall, Central South Coast, Avon, Somerset and Wiltshire, Dorset); South East (=Mount Vernon, Surrey, Kent, Mid Anglia, South Essex, Sussex).