Table 2.

Responders’ characteristics (n=18).

Characteristics		Value, n (%)
Gender
	Female	3 (17)
	Male	15 (83)
Specialty
	General surgeon	5 (28)
	Oncology surgeon fellowship	7 (39)
	Clinical oncologist	3 (17)
	Other	3 (17)
Work experience
	Less than 5 years	3 (17)
	Between 5 and 10 years	11 (61)
	Between 11 to 15 years	1 (6)
	Between 16 to 20 years	1 (6)
	More than 20 years	2 (11)
Faculty
	Faculty member	11 (61)
	Not faculty member	7 (39)
City
	Tehran	7 (39)
	Tehran and Khorasan	1 (6)
	Yazd	2 (11)
	Mashhad	1 (6)
	Gorgan	1 (6)
	Gerash	1 (6)
	Shiraz	1 (6)
	Sanandaj	1 (6)
	Dezful	1 (6)
	Ahvaz	1 (6)
	Isfahan	1 (6)