Table 2 Prostate screening undertaken by BRCA1 and BRCA2 mutation carriers
From: Prostate screening uptake in Australian BRCA1 and BRCA2 carriers
Screening | Frequency | Carriers aware of mutation result n = 26 (%) | Carriers unaware of mutation result n = 49 (%) |
|---|---|---|---|
PSA | yearly | 9 (35) | 2 (4) |
2 yearly | 6 (23) | 8 (16) | |
not regular | 5 (19) | 11 (23) | |
not in last 3 years | 6 (23) | 26 (53) | |
don't know | 0 | 2 (4) | |
DRE | yearly | 3 (12) | 1 (2) |
2 yearly | 5 (19) | 3 (6) | |
not regular | 10 (38) | 10 (21) | |
not in last 3 years | 8 (31) | 34 (69) | |
don't know | 0 | 1 (2) |