Knoll MA, et al. - Researchers tried to gain insight into the priorities of early career oncologists with regard to attending national conferences. They also focused on the impact of gender on experiences of early career oncologists. For these purposes, they surveyed 449 oncologists at 47 National Cancer Institute-designated comprehensive cancer centers, identified via internet searches, and inquired regarding conference attendance, perceived benefits and barriers, and demographics, by means of a questionnaire that was mailed to the participants. These subjects had finished their hematology/oncology or radiation oncology training within 6 years following 2010. Except for specialty, which was based on publicly accessible data, all variables examined were self-reported. The end points were labeled “not at all important” and “extremely important” for 2 questions scoring importance on a scale of 1 to 10; the end points were labeled “not satisfied at all” to “very satisfied” for an item scoring satisfaction on a scale of 1 to 10. Raw frequencies along with comparisons by gender adjusted for specialty were documented. Factors related to conference attendance and career satisfaction were assessed using multivariable linear regression models. They used SAS statistical software (version 9.4; SAS Institute, Inc) for analyzing the data. Little knowledge exists about the questions inquired via this analysis.