Table 1 Participant characteristics (n = 146)
N (%) | |
|---|---|
Mean age (SD) | 45.4 (8.8) |
Gender | |
Male | 45 (30.8) |
Female | 99 (67.8) |
Prefer not to say | 2 (1.4) |
Ethnicity | |
White | 122 (83.6) |
Asian | 11 (7.5) |
Black | 1 (0.7) |
Mixed | 2 (1.4) |
Other | 2 (1.4) |
Prefer not to say | 8 (5.5) |
Current post | |
General Practitioner | 32 (21.9) |
Genetics Specialist | 44 (30.1) |
Oncologist | 45 (30.8) |
Gynaecologist | 15 (10.3) |
Nurse specialist | 6 (4.1) |
Other | 4 (2.7) |
Years in post, Mean (SD) | 11.7 (8.2) |
Learnt about inherited cancer risk during training (yes) | 108 (74.0) |
Involvement in referral or any part of the process of assessing risk for ovarian and/or breast cancer risk | |
Often | 86 (58.9) |
Sometimes | 43 (29.5) |
Rarely | 15 (10.3) |
Never | 2 (1.4) |
Personal or close family member with cancer diagnosis (yes) | 52 (35.6) |
Personal or close family had a cancer risk assessment (yes) | 24 (16.4) |