Table 2.
Included study characteristics*
| Study | Cancer type | Stage | Other restrictions | Recruitment period | Other site information |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Academic | |||||
| Lara, et al., 2001 (49) | All types | All stages | None listed | Multiple periods from January, 1997-April, 2000 | UC Davis Cancer Center |
| Martel, et al., 2004 (50) | All types | All stages | New patients (potentially) | August 2002 - November 2002 | UC Davis Cancer Center |
| Umutyan, et al., 2008 (52) | All types | All stages | None listed | October, 2004 – December, 2004 | UC Davis Cancer Center |
| Baggstrom, et al., 2010 (40) | NSCLC | All stages | None listed | January, 2006 – December, 2006 | Alvin J Siteman Cancer Center |
| Javid, et al., 2012 (46) | Breast | I to IV | New patients or new diagnosis; age ≥18 y; able to read and understand English | 2004-2008 | 8 SWOG sites |
| Kanarek, et al., 2012 (47) | Prostate | All stages | Patients seen for first visit | January, 2010 – April, 2010 | Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center |
| Horn, et al., 2013 (45) | Lung | All stages | New patients | November, 2005 – November, 2008 | Vanderbilt Ingram Cancer Center |
| Swain-Cabriales, et al., 2013 (51) | Breast | All stages | Histologically confirmed breast cancer; patients presenting for second opinion but not treated at the site were excluded | 2009 | City of Hope Medical Center |
| Brooks, et al., 2015 (41) | Cervix, uterus | All stages | Newly diagnosed primary or recurrent | July, 2010 – January, 2012 | Multiple GOG institutions |
| Community | |||||
| Klabunde, et al., 1999 (48) | All types | All stages | Age ≥20 y | June, 1997 – January, 1998 | 15 sites in southeastern US |
| Guarino, et al., 2005 (44) | All types | All stages | None listed | April, 2004 – August, 2004 | Physician practice |
| Go, et al., 2006 (42) | All types | All stages | New cancer | November, 2003 – October, 2004 | Gundersen Lutheran Cancer Center |
| Guadagnolo, et al., 2009 (43) | All types | All stages | Patients presenting for initial evaluation | September, 2006 – January, 2008 | Rapid City Regional Hospital |
*
All studies included all stages of disease. GOG = Gynecologic Oncology Group; NSCLC = non-small cell lung cancer; SWOG = Southwest Oncology Group; UC = University of California.