Physician self-reported treatment of brain metastases according to patients’ clinical and demographic factors and physician practice setting

Table 1 Distribution of Physician Characteristics (N=277)

	n	%
Total
No. of physicians with complete data	277	100
Gender
Male	202	73
Female	75	27
Race/ethnicity
Non-White	53	19
White	224	81
Primary practice structure
Multi-specialty	111	40
Single	166	60
Primary practice environment
Office-based, private	60	22
Office-based, academic	14	5
Hospital-based, private	84	30
Hospital-based, academic	105	38
Veterans'/military hospital	6	2
Other	8	3
Years experience in specialty
Q1:0-5	70	25
Q2:6-14	77	28
Q3:15-20	61	22
Q4:21-40	69	25
Approx. annual count of brain metastases patients
<10	18	7
10-50	210	76
>50	49	18
Frequency of patient follow-up
At diagnosis only	3	1
Through active treatment for brain metastases	19	7
Through one post-treatment visit	95	34
Throughout the remaining course of their disease	152	55
Other	8	3

¹ Respondents were permitted to select more than one modality.
² Personal experience includes the respondent personally being treated for brain metastases, or having had a friend or family member treated for brain metastases.
* Stereotactic radiosurgery.

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