Table 1. Information and service requirements of patients.

Items of information regarded by over 50% of women as very important
The significance of their family history
Their own risk of breast cancer
Anything they can do in everyday life to reduce their cancer risk
How to examine their own breasts
Symptoms of breast cancer to look for
The pros and cons of breast screening
Research to find new or better ways to prevent/detect breast cancer
Breast cancer and its treatment
Services for which access was regarded as very important by over 60% of women
Reassurance that they show no signs of cancer now
Breast screening by mammogram
Regular check-ups