Practice Patterns of Medical Oncologists: A Survey of Advance Care Planning in the Outpatient Setting

Table 2

Demographics of the survey participants.

Characteristic	Value (n (%))
Gender
Female	11 (65)
Male	6 (35)
Number of years practicing as a medical oncologist
<5	6 (35)
6–15	7 (41)
>15	4 (24)
Tumour sites treated by participants
Lung	4 (24)
Breast	9 (53)
GI	4 (24)
GU	4 (24)
Head and neck	3 (18)
Melanoma	3 (18)
Thyroid	0 (0)
CNS	2 (12)
Sarcoma	2 (12)
Other	1 (6)
Formal training in ACP
No	9 (53)
Yes	8 (47)

ACP, advance care planning; CNS, central nervous system; GI, gastrointestinal; GU, genitourinary. Other was “cancer unknown primary.” Sources of formal training in ACP reported by oncologists included residency rotations, working (or rotations) in palliative care, working in hospice, and the codevelopment and teaching of an ACP training program.