Table 2.
Resources and sources currently used to counsel patient about VUS (N = 267).
| Resource | Never/Rarelya n (%)b |
Sometimes n (%)a |
Often/Always n (%)a |
|---|---|---|---|
| Myriad supplemental reports | 43 (16.1) | 40 (15.0) | 181 (67.8) |
| Contact Myriad Genetics | 25 (9.3) | 62 (23.2) | 179 (67.1) |
| Contact researcher | 163 (61) | 59 (22.1) | 44 (16.5) |
| Search scientific literature | 60 (22.5) | 58 (21.7) | 147(55) |
| Search BIC website | 145 (54.3) | 41 (15.4) | 78 (29.2) |
| Discuss with a colleague | 29 (10.9) | 51 (19.1) | 181 (67.8) |
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Source
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| NSGCc | 43(16.1) | 62 (23.2) | 157 (58.8) |
| NCCNd | 20 (7.5) | 23 (8.6) | 219 (82.1) |
| IARCe | 196 (73.4) | 43 (16.1) | 19 (7.1) |
a
Response options were based on a 5-point Likert-type scale from never to always
b
Percentages may not sum 100 due to missing data.
c
National Society of Genetic Counselors (NSGC) www.nsgc.org
d
National Comprehensive Cancer Network (NCCN) www.nccn.org
e
International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) www.iarc.fr