Table 1.
Median (range) age, years | 43 (33–70) |
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Gender, n (%) | |
Men | 22 (91.7) |
Women | 2 (8.3) |
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Race/ethnicity, n (%) | |
White | 15 (62.5) |
Black | 1 (4.2) |
Other | 8 (33.3) |
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Type of provider, n (%) | |
Urologist | 20 (83.3) |
Radiation oncologist | 3 (12.5) |
Naturopathic doctor | 1 (4.2) |
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Years in practice | |
Median (range) | 10 (1–40) |
Mean (SD) | 14.3 (11.8) |
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Practice location (multiple affiliations possible), n (%) | |
Academic | 18 (75.0) |
VA Medical Center | 5 (20.8) |
Military Hospital | 1 (4.2) |
Private practice | 2 (8.3) |
Private hospital | 1 (4.2) |
Public hospital | 1 (4.2) |
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Geographical location, n (%) | |
New England | 4 (16.7) |
Middle Atlantic | 9 (37.5) |
Midwest | 2 (8.3) |
South | 8 (33.3) |
West | 1 (4.2) |
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Practice at multiple institutions: yes, n (%) | 9 (37.5) |
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Primary expertise, n (%) | |
Prostate cancer | 12 (50.0) |
Urological oncology | 8 (33.3) |
Naturopathic doctor | 1 (4.2) |
Other | 3 (12.5) |
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Proportion of practice managing prostate cancer, n (%) | |
0–25% | 5 (20.8) |
25–50% | 7 (29.2) |
50–75% | 8 (33.3) |
75–100% | 4 (16.7) |
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Approximate number of surveillance patients, median (range) | 20 (0–700) |