Table 2.

Acceptance, potential motivators and barriers of breast cancer genetic counselling among breast cancer patients and cancer-free women (n = 313)

	Percentage
Education level	willing to attend genetic counselling
<10 years formal education	73
10-12 years formal education	82
university/post-graduate	92
	p = 0.024
important motivators	% citing motivator as important
I can learn what to do to reduce my cancer risk	91
I want to know my cancer risk	89
I can learn what to do to detect cancer early	89
information may help my family understand their cancer risk	86
information may help my family make better health decisions	85
the doctor asked me to	81
important barriers	% citing barrier as important
I already have cancer and it does not make a difference	63a
I am concerned about the cost	58
I do not like to hear bad news	43
I will not know what to do with the information	42

^aresponses of breast cancer patients only