First Nationwide Attitude Survey of Japanese Physicians on the Use of Traditional Japanese Medicine (Kampo) in Cancer Treatment
Table 1
Physician background characteristics ().
Characteristic
No.
%
Worksite
Hospital
616
68.4
University affiliated hospital
239
26.6
No response
45
5.0
Age, years
20≦
80
8.9
30≦
225
25.0
40≦
321
35.7
50≦
191
21.2
60≦
31
3.4
70≦
0
0.0
Not responded
52
5.8
Medical specialty*
General surgery
120
13.3
Gastroenterology
103
11.4
Abdominal surgery
99
11.0
Respiratory medicine
74
8.2
Hematology
68
7.6
Obstetrics and gynecology
55
6.1
Urology
42
4.7
Thoracic surgery
38
4.2
Medical oncology
33
3.7
General internal medicine
27
3.0
Otorhinolaryngology
27
3.0
Dermatology
23
2.6
Neurosurgery
18
2.0
Endocrine surgery
18
2.0
Orthopedic surgery
18
2.0
Psychosomatic medicine
16
1.8
Pediatrics
13
1.4
Other†
204
22.7
*The selection of more than one specialty was possible. †“Other” includes physicians who checked “other” or a specialty that is practiced by less than 1% of all physicians.
