Patterns of Care in Patterns of Care in Medical OncologyMedical Oncology

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Distribution of selected cancers Distribution of selected cancers United States, 2007 United States, 2007

22%Other

9%Non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma

6%Prostate

Monthly office visits by cancer type1

16%

19%

28%

Lung

Colorectal

Breast

1 Love N; Research To Practice

Distribution of selected cancers Distribution of selected cancers United States, 2007 United States, 2007

19%% office visits

9%% US Ca deaths

11%% US Ca cases

Colorectal cancer

Breast cancer

28%

7%

13%

% office visits1

% US Ca deaths2

% US Ca cases2

1 Love N; Research To Practice. 2 Jemal A et al.

Distribution of selected cancers Distribution of selected cancers United States, 2007 United States, 2007

6%% office visits

5%% US Ca deaths

15%% US Ca cases

Prostate cancer

Lung cancer

16%

29%

15%

% office visits1

% US Ca deaths2

% US Ca cases2

1 Love N; Research To Practice. 2 Jemal A et al.

Distribution of selected cancers Distribution of selected cancers United States, 2007 United States, 2007

Non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma

9%

3%

4%

% office visits1

% US Ca deaths2

% US Ca cases2

1 Love N; Research To Practice. 2 Jemal A et al.

Have you used bevacizumab Have you used bevacizumab for metastatic cancer?for metastatic cancer?

31

99%

Colorectal cancer

Breast cancer

Breast cancer

911If yes, mean number of patients

96% 64%Percent answering yes

Clinical investigators Practicing oncologists