How do women at increased, but unexplained, familial risk of breast cancer perceive and manage their risk? A qualitative interview study

Table 3 Members of Group 1 'Don't worry about cancer, but do screening'

Pseudonym	Age	Family members with breast cancer, age of Dx	Description of risk	Mammogram		Health Provider^a
				Frequency	Age at first
Maria	45	Sister, 30	Same as most other people	2 yearly	34	3
Eva	47	Sister, 33	No more risk than any other woman	2 yearly	36	3
Sally	50	Sister, deceased, 37	More than 1 in 11	Yearly	30	1
Chloe	53	Sister, deceased, 41	A fair bit higher than the population	2 yearly	35	4
Marcia	55	Sister, 42	A high risk of getting it	Yearly	43	2
Katrina	56	Sister, deceased, 41 Mother (bowel cancer) deceased, 70	In a high risk category	Yearly	45	3
Maggie	66	Daughter, 24 Sister, deceased, 42 Mother and two aunts, deceased	Couldn't specify	Yearly	40	1

a: 1: Regular GP and regular specialist, 2: Regular GP and occasionally specialist, 3: Regular GP only, 4: No Regular GP

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