TABLE 2.
Surgeon characteristics (N = 268)
| N | % | |
|---|---|---|
| Years in practice (mean, SD) | 18.5 (10.7) | |
| Gender | ||
| Male | 220 | 82.1 |
| Female | 48 | 17.9 |
| Breast cancer specialization (%) | ||
| \15 | 95 | 35.6 |
| 15–49 | 129 | 48.3 |
| [50 | 44 | 16.1 |
| Practice setting | ||
| NCI cancer center | 76 | 28.4 |
| ACoS cancer program | 103 | 38.4 |
| Neither | 89 | 33.2 |
| Multidisciplinary communication | ||
| Low | 87 | 32.5 |
| Moderate | 124 | 46.3 |
| High | 57 | 21.3 |
| Availability of clinical information | ||
| Low | 81 | 30.2 |
| Moderate | 115 | 42.9 |
| High | 72 | 26.9 |
| Patient decision support | ||
| Low | 171 | 63.8 |
| Moderate | 76 | 28.4 |
| High | 21 | 7.8 |
| Study site | ||
| Detroit | 101 | 37.7 |
| Los Angeles | 167 | 62.3 |