Table 1

Characteristics of respondents (N=117)

N (%)
Region
 England102 (87)
 Wales7 (6)
 Scotland5 (4)
 Northern Ireland3 (3)
Organisation
 Cancer centre71 (61)
 Cancer unit32 (27)
 Cancer unit and cancer centre12 (10)
 Other*2 (2)
Specialty
 Surgical oncology73 (62)
 Medical oncology6 (5)
 Clinical oncology15 (13)
 Surgical and medical oncology6 (5)
 Surgical and clinical oncology1 (1)
 Surgical, medical and clinical oncology8 (7)
 Other†8 (7)
Profession
 Medical83 (71)
 Nursing32 (27)
 Other‡2 (2)
  • *Gynaecology unit in a chemotherapy centre (n=1) and hospital (n=1).

  • †Clinical nurse specialist (n=2), nursing (n=2), gynaecology (n=2), gynaecology and surgical oncology (n=1) and pathology (n=1).

  • ‡Consultant radiographer (n=1) and missing response (n=1).