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Table 1 Participant Demographics

From: Reflex BRCA1 and BRCA2 tumour genetic testing for high-grade serous ovarian cancer: streamlined for clinicians but what do patients think?

 

n (%)

Study site

 Princess Margaret

65 (85.5%)

 Sunnybrook

11 (14.5%)

Age at diagnosis

 Mean (SD)

62.0 (10.7)

 Minimum, Maximum

38, 84

Ovarian cancer stage

 I/II

9 (11.8%)

 III/IV

67 (88.2%)

Primary treatment

 Neoadjuvant chemotherapy

33 (43.4%)

 Primary surgery

43 (56.6%)

Personal history breast cancer

 Yes

6 (7.9%)

 No

70 (92.1%)

Family history breast or ovarian Cancer

 Yes

34 (44.7%)

 No

42 (55.3%)

Previous genetic testing in the family

 Yes

11 (14.7%)

 No

64 (85.3%)

Pre-test counselling prior to survey

 Yes

31 (40.8%)

 No

45 (59.2%)

Tumour genetic test result

 Positive (BRCA1/2 pathogenic variant identified)

23 (30.3%)

 Negative

53 (69.7%)

Relationship Status

 Partnered

43 (57.3%)

 Not partnered

32 (42.7%)

 Missing

1

Children

 Children

43 (56.6%)

 No children

33 (43.4%)

Education and training

 Postsecondary education/training

61 (82.4%)

 Secondary school or less

13 (17.6%)

 Missing

2

Household income

 75 K or greater

24 (50.0%)

 Less than 75 K

24 (50.0%)

 Missing

28

Race/Ethnicity

 White

52 (71.2%)

 Other

21 (28.8%)

 Missing

3

  1. Demographic information for the entire study cohort (n = 76)