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Table 13 Percentage of women who undertook preventive activities in the year preceding the questionnaire

From: Selected aspects of genetic counselling for BRCA1 mutation carriers

Preventive activity

BRCA1+ (n = 63)

BRCA1-

  

Family history+1 (n = 43)

Family history-(n = 99)

A. Prevention of breast cancer

   

Mammography2

71%

62%

54%

Self-examination (mean/year)

13.4

11.6

7.5

Palpation by physician

68%

58%

50%

Preventive mastectomy

5%

0%

0%

B. Prevention of ovarian cancer

   

Ovarian ultrasound

67%

60%

39%

CA-125

56%

21%

9%

Preventive oophorectomy3

23%

2%

4%

  1. 1Family history+ - at least two cases of breast/ovarian cancer in maternal or paternal line; 2 - women aged > 35 years; 3 - women aged > 40 years.