Table 4.
Delphi Panel Participant Characteristics (n = 8).
| Range | Mean | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Years practicing naturopathic medicine | 11-32 | 20.5 | — |
| Years practicing naturopathic oncologya | 8-25 | 14.4 | — |
| Age (years) | 40-79 | 52.5 | |
| Naturopathic medical school attended | |||
| Bastyr University | 3 | ||
| Canadian College of Naturopathic Medicine | 2 | ||
| National College of Natural Medicine | 2 | ||
| Southwest College of Naturopathic Medicine | 1 | ||
| Credentials | |||
| ND | 1 | ||
| ND, FABNO | 5 | ||
| ND, MS | 1 | ||
| ND, MS, FABNO | 1 | ||
| Gender | |||
| Female | 2 | ||
| Male | 6 | ||
| Current type of practice | |||
| Hospital | 2 | ||
| Private practice or integrative medical clinic | 6 | ||
| Location of practice (country) | |||
| Canada | 3 | ||
| United States | 5 | ||
| Location of practice (state/province) | |||
| Arizona | 4 | ||
| British Columbia | 2 | ||
| Ontario | 1 | ||
| Washington (State) | 1 | ||
| Location of practice (licensure for naturopathic medicine) | |||
| Licensed state/province | 8 | ||
| Unlicensed state/province | 0 | ||
Abbreviations: ND, Naturopathic Doctor; FABNO, Fellow of the American Board of Naturopathic Oncologists.
a
Values indicate number of years treating a majority (>50%) of patients with a diagnosis of cancer.