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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2011 Aug 9.
Published in final edited form as: Am J Med Genet A. 2010 Jan;152A(1):52–66. doi: 10.1002/ajmg.a.33068

TABLE I.

Characteristics of Sample

Subject ID
number
Age Ethnicity Marital
status
Family history
breast cancer
Family history
ovarian cancer
Disease status Year of
diagnosis
Surgical
treatment
Has children Wants
children
Had genetic
testing
Timing of
testing
Test
results
Decision on
prophylactic
surgery
1 24 W S Mother Negative No CA N/A N/A No UNK No N/A N/A N/A
2 66 W D Negative Negative BR CA 2002 Lumpectomy Yes N/A No N/A N/A N/A
3 46 W S Grandmother; three maternal great aunts; maternal great cousin Negative BR CA 2002 Lumpectomy followed by bilateral mastectomy No UNK Yes After diagnosis Negative N/A
4 44 W S Maternal grandmother; maternal great aunts Negative BR CA 1999; 2002 Bilateral mastectomy No No Yes After diagnosis BRCA Trying to decide on prophylactic oophrorectomy
5 27 W S Negative Negative BR CA UNK Mastectomy No UNK Yes After diagnosis Negative N/A
6 39 W M Negative Maternal grandmother BR CA 2003 Mastectomy Yes N/A Yes After diagnosis BRCA2 Decided on prophylactic oophrorectomy but undecided on prophylactic mastectomy
7 42 W S Mother’s first cousins Negative BR CA 2000 Lumpectomy No Yes No N/A N/A N/A
8 46 W M Negative Negative BR CA 1994 Lumpectomy Yes N/A Yes After diagnosis BRCA1 Already had prophylactic oophrorectomy; trying to decide on prophylactic mastectomy
9 31 W S Mother; maternal aunt; paternal aunt Negative BR CA 1995 Mastectomy No Yes Yes After diagnosis BRCA1 Decided against oophrorectomy
10 49 W S Great aunt Negative BR CA 1997 Lumpectomy No UNK Yes After diagnosis Negative N/A
11 49 W D Maternal grandmother; maternal cousin; maternal aunt Negative BR CA 2002 Double lumpectomy Yes N/A No After diagnosis N/A N/A
12 54 W S Mother; paternal aunt Negative BR CA 1999 Mastectomy No UNK No N/A N/A N/A
13 37 W M Mother; maternal aunt Mother; maternal aunt No cancer N/A N/A No Unsure Yes Asymptomatic testing Positive At some point will; need to address issue as whether or not have children before having oophrorectomy
14 43 W S Mother; maternal great aunt Negative BR CA; OV CA 1991; 2001; 2003 Bilateral mastectomy and bilateral oophrorectomy No Yes Yes After diagnosis BRCA1 Already had bilateral mastectomy and bilateral oophrorectomy due to cancer
15 46 W S Paternal aunt; sister Paternal grandmother No cancer N/A N/A Yes N/A No N/A N/A Wants prophylactic mastectomy due to high concern
16 late 20s A S Maternal aunt Negative No cancer N/A N/A No UNK No N/A N/A N/A
17 39 AA M Mother Negative No cancer N/A N/A Yes N/A No N/A N/A N/A
18 37 AA S UNK UNK No cancer N/A N/A Yes N/A No N/A N/A N/A
19 64 AA D Mother Negative BR CA 2003 Lumpectomy Yes N/A No N/A N/A N/A
20 32 Other D Paternal uncle; paternal aunt Negative No cancer N/A N/A No UNK No N/A N/A N/A
21 49 L S Negative Negative BR CA 1990 Mastectomy Yes N/A Yes After diagnosis BRCA2 UNK
22 38 AA S Mother; maternal grandmother; two maternal aunts; maternal cousins Negative No cancer; had mass found to be benign N/A N/A Yes N/A No N/A N/A N/A
23 56 L S Sister Negative BR CA 2003 Lumpectomy Yes N/A Yes After diagnosis Negative N/A
24 66 W D Negative Negative BR CA 1975 Mastectomy Yes N/A Yes After diagnosis Negative N/A
25 36 W S Paternal aunt; paternal cousin; maternal grandmother Negative No cancer N/A N/A No No Yes Asymptomatic testing Negative N/A
26 44 W M Maternal grandmother; mother’s maternal first cousin Negative No cancer N/A N/A UNK UNK Yes Asymptomatic testing Negative N/A
27 43 A S Negative Negative BR CA 2005 Lumpectomy No Unsure Yes After diagnosis BRCA1 Trying to decide on prophylactic oophrorectomy
28 55 W M Negative Negative BR CA 2002 Bilateral mastectomy Yes N/A Yes After diagnosis Negative N/A
29 46 W M Negative Negative BR CA UNK Mastectomy Yes N/A Yes After diagnosis Negative N/A
30 43 AA S Sister; maternal aunt; paternal cousin Negative No cancer N/A N/A No Yes Yes Asymptomatic testing Indeterminate genetic variances N/A
31 68 W M Daughter Negative No cancer N/A N/A Yes N/A Yes After daughter’s diagnosis Negative Plans to have bilateral oophrorectomy
32 65 AA S Maternal aunt; niece Negative BR CA 1995; 2002 Lumpectomy Yes N/A No N/A N/A N/A