Research Article

Variations of Surveillance Practice for Patients with Bone Sarcoma: A Survey of Australian Sarcoma Clinicians

Table 2

Baseline demographics.

Number (%)

DisciplinePediatric medical oncology23 (45%)
Adult medical oncology11 (22%)
Radiation9 (18%)
Orthopaedics7 (14%)
Other1 (2%)

Age demographicExclusively pediatric15 (29%)
Exclusively adult4 (8%)
Exclusively AYA2 (4%)
Pediatric as part of practice34 (67%)
Adult as part of practice24 (47%)
AYA as part of practice32 (63%)

Institutional locationPrivate practice2 (4%)
Private general hospital2 (4%)
Public general hospital36 (71%)
Oncology specific hospital11 (22%)

Volume of new patients per year0–1035 (69%)
11–2012 (24%)
20–301 (2%)
30–502 (4%)
>501 (2%)

Adolescent and Young Adult (AYA), defined as 15–25 years old.