Attendee Demographics

Attendee Demographics

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Total Registrants:
31,250
Professionals:
25,500
Exhibitors:
4200
Spouse, Guest, Media:
1550
Domestic Attendees:
48%
International Attendees:
52%
   
Top 10 Countries  
USA
12,153
Germany
1373
Japan
1312
France
1012
Canada
815
United Kingdom
695
Brazil
680
Italy
600
China
561
Switzerland
513
107 Other Countries
6406
Total Professional Attendees:
25,500
 
What is your primary professional role? (Attendees may choose one)
Physician 46%
Other 33%
Researcher 7%
Pharmacist 2%
No Response 2%
Biostatistician/Epidemiologist 1%
Nurse 1%
 
Board Certification or International Equivalent (Attendees may choose up to four)
 
Medical Oncology 24%
Internal Medicine 16%
Not Applicable 14%
Other 13%
Hematology 9%
Pharmacology (Clinical) 2%
Laboratory Research 2%
Surgery (including Surgical Oncology and Surgical Specialties) 2%
Biostatistics/Epidemiology 2%
Pediatrics (including Pediatric Oncology and Pediatric Specialties) 2%
Radiation Oncology 2%
Gynecologic Oncology 2%
Allied Health (e.g., Psychology, Physical Therapy, Social Work, etc.) 1%
Gastroenterology 1%
Oncology Nursing 1%
Urology/Urologic Oncology 1%
 
Primary Interest of Professional Attendees (Attendees may choose more than one response)
Breast Cancer 25%
Clinical Trials 22%
Lung Cancer 19%
Gastrointestinal (Colorectal Cancer) 15%
Developmental Therapeutics 11%
Gastrointestinal (Noncolorectal Cancer) 10%
Tumor Biology 10%
Lymphoma and Plasma Cell Disorder 9%
Cancer Genetics 9%
Leukemia, Myelodysplasia, and Transplantation 8%
Genitourinary Cancer 8%
Other 6%
Melanoma/Skin Cancer 6%
Gynecologic Cancer 6%
Head and Neck Cancer 5%
Cancer Prevention/Epidemiology 4%
Patient and Survivor Care 4%
Sarcoma/Bone and Soft tissue Cancers 4%
Professional Development 4%
Health Services Research 3%
Central Nervous System Tumors 3%
Pediatric Cancer 2%
Pathology 2%
Practice Management and Information Technology 2%
Ethics 2%
Geriatric Oncology 1%

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