Table 2b.
Anticipated Disclosure Following Genetic Testing: Distribution of Responses among Cases and Relatives of Cases
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Case type |
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|---|---|---|---|
| Cases n (%) | Relatives n (%) | p-value | |
| If a genetic test showed that I or my family had an increased risk for cancer, I would . . . tell my spouse | |||
| Strongly agree | 28 (80) | 62 (69) | 0.84 |
| Agree | 6 (20) | 20 (31) | |
| Disagree | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | |
| Strongly disagree | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | |
| tell my parents | |||
| Strongly agree | 17 (73) | 42 (68) | 0.78 |
| Agree | 5 (16) | 14 (29) | |
| Disagree | 2 (7) | 3 (3) | |
| Strongly disagree | 1 (4) | 0 (0) | |
| tell my brothers and sisters | |||
| Strongly agree | 31 (76) | 68 (65) | 0.63 |
| Agree | 13 (24) | 27 (28) | |
| Disagree | 0 (0) | 5 (5) | |
| Strongly disagree | 0 (0) | 1 (1) | |
| tell my children | |||
| Strongly agree | 31 (82) | 56 (68) | 0.51 |
| Agree | 8 (18) | 25 (30) | |
| Disagree | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | |
| Strongly disagree | 0 (0) | 1 (1) | |
| tell my family doctor | |||
| Strongly agree | 34 (81) | 72 (73) | 0.95 |
| Agree | 10 (18) | 24 (25) | |
| Disagree | 0 (0) | 1 (1) | |
| Strongly disagree | 1 (1) | 1 (1) | |
Percentages are adjusted to the age and gender of the larger SCCR population. Percentages and χ2 analyses do not include “do not know,” “refuse,” and “not applicable” responses. χ2 tests the differences between cases and relatives, and p-values represent “strongly agree” responses vs. “all other” response categories.