Table 1.

Split of Melanoma Patients by Setting and Disease Severity^a.

	Academic Center	Community-Based Center	Private Clinic	P
Mean number of patient	88.6	31.6	27.1	<.001
Disease stages in percentage of patients
Stage I	11%	26%	11%	<.001
Stage II	14%	21%	11%	<.001
Stage III	25%	18%	21%	<.001
Stage IV	50%	34%	56%	<.001

^aBased on a total of 101 oncologists, of which 33 from academic centers, 21 community-based centers, and 47 private clinics.