Table 1.
Participant characteristics
| Offspring (n=22) No. (%) |
Parents (n=13) No. (%) |
|
|---|---|---|
| Age at interview (year), median (range) | 26 (18–33) | 48 (43–66) |
| Daughters | 24.5 (18–33) | – |
| Sons | 27 (20–33) | – |
| Gender | ||
| Women | 12 (55) | 11 (85) |
| Men | 10 (45) | 2 (15) |
| Race | ||
| White | 20 (91) | 11 (85) |
| Black | 1 (5) | 1 (8) |
| Hispanic | 1 (5) | 1 (8) |
| Personal history of cancer | 0 (0) | 10 (77) |
| Marital status | ||
| Never married | 13 (59) | 0 (0) |
| Married | 9 (41) | 10 (77) |
| Divorced | 0 (0) | 2 (15) |
| Widowed | 0 (0) | 1 (8) |
| Education | ||
| High school only | 2 (10) | 4 (31) |
| Some college or in college | 8 (36) | 2 (15) |
| Completed college | 7 (32) | 4 (31) |
| Graduate education | 5 (23) | 3 (27) |
| Have children | 7 (32) | 13 (100) |
| Among women | ||
| Had prophylactic mastectomy | 0 (0) | 8 (73) |
| Had prophylactic oophorectomy | 0 (0) | 11(100) |
| Result of BRCA1/2 testing | ||
| Has mutation | 3 (14) | 13 (100) |
| No mutation | 4 (18) | 0 (0) |
| Not tested | 15 (68) | – |