Table 1.

Two ‘best cancer doctor’ selection methodologies compared in this study

	Selection by the media personnel	Selection by the peer-evaluation system
Methodology	Do not have open, specified methodology	Have open, specified methodology
	Probably through media personnel’s network or information search	Systematic peer review and endorsement through survey
Example	‘This is world’s super doctor’ (Japan, Tokyo Broadcasting System Television (TBS))	‘Best doctor in America’ (the USA, Best Doctors)
	‘Fighting doctors, this is Japanese best doctor’ (Japan, Asahi TV)	‘Best cancer doctor and hospital’(Korea, MK news media and Deloitte)
	‘Best doctor’ (Korea, Educational Broadcasting System (EBS))