Table IV.
Question | Attending Physician % (SD)a |
Fellow % (SD) |
Nurse Practitioner % (SD) |
P-Value |
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In your opinion, are environmental exposures important contributors to childhood cancer? b | ||||
□ Strongly Agree OR Agree | 55 (9) | 58 (15) | 85 (12) | 0.03 |
□ Neutral | 29 (8) | 25 (13) | 12 (11) | |
□ Strongly Disagree OR Disagree | 16 (7) | 18 (12) | 3 (6) | |
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What is your current level of comfort with discussing potential environmental sources of exposure in relation to disease with your patients and their family? b | ||||
□ Very comfortable | 11 (6) | 0 | 3 (6) | < 0.001 |
□ Somewhat comfortable | 61 (9) | 40 (15) | 18 (13) | |
□ Somewhat uncomfortable | 24 (8) | 43 (15) | 62 (16) | |
□ Not at all comfortable | 4 (4) | 18 (12) | 18 (13) | |
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As part of your patient’s history, information is collected on potential exposures to which of the following external factors? c | ||||
□ Household tobacco smoke | 50 (9) | 48 (15) | 47 (4) | 0.91 |
□ Pesticide use | 33 (9) | 13 (10) | 15 (12) | 0.01 |
□ Radiation | 50 (9) | 30 (14) | 38 (16) | 0.06 |
□ Solvent use | 19 (7) | 5 (7) | 3 (6) | 0.01 |
□ Child’s sun exposure | 15 (6) | 13 (10) | 29 (15) | 0.09 |
□ Parents’ occupations | 68 (8) | 35 (15) | 50 (17) | 0.001 |
□ Parents’ exposures to specific hazards | 31 (8) | 13 (10) | 24 (14) | 0.07 |
□ I don’t ask about any of these factors | 22 (8) | 25 (13) | 32 (16) | 0.48 |
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Do you and your family do anything at home to avoid exposures to potential environmental hazards (e.g. pesticides, cleaning products, organic foods, plastics, etc.)? (yes vs. no) | ||||
□ Yes | 70 (8) | 40 (15) | 85 (12) | < 0.001 |
SD = standard deviation,
Percentages may not be add up to exactly one hundred due to rounding,
Multiple responses were allowed.
Note: We conducted a stratified analysis for all questions by position, and found no statistically significant differences other than those reported above and in the text.