Table 1.
Baseline characteristics of the respondents
| Characteristics | Overall (n = 396) n (%) |
|---|---|
| Specialty | |
| Medical oncology | 89 (22.5) |
| Orthopedic oncology | 171 (43.2) |
| Radiation oncology | 28 (7.1) |
| Surgical oncology | 83 (21.0) |
| Othera | 25 (6.3) |
| Years since completion of fellowship | |
| I am a fellow in training | 15 (3.8) |
| < 5 years | 73 (18.5) |
| 5–10 years | 90 (22.8) |
| 11–15 years | 65 (16.5) |
| ≥ 15 years | 151 (38.3) |
| Missing | 2 |
| Current practice location | |
| Africa | 3 (0.8) |
| Asia | 83 (21.0) |
| Australia/New Zealand/Oceania | 16 (4.0) |
| Central/South America | 7 (1.8) |
| Europe | 155 (39.1) |
| North America | 132 (33.3) |
| Number of new cases annually | |
| < 5 | 28 (7.1) |
| 5–25 | 95 (24.0) |
| 25–50 | 92 (23.2) |
| ≥ 50 | 181 (45.7) |
aIncluding pediatric and adolescent oncology and pathology