Table 1.
Participant characteristics (n = 146)
| N (%) | |
|---|---|
| Mean age (SD) | 45.4 (8.8) |
| Gender | |
| Male | 45 (30.8) |
| Female | 99 (67.8) |
| Prefer not to say | 2 (1.4) |
| Ethnicity | |
| White | 122 (83.6) |
| Asian | 11 (7.5) |
| Black | 1 (0.7) |
| Mixed | 2 (1.4) |
| Other | 2 (1.4) |
| Prefer not to say | 8 (5.5) |
| Current post | |
| General Practitioner | 32 (21.9) |
| Genetics Specialist | 44 (30.1) |
| Oncologist | 45 (30.8) |
| Gynaecologist | 15 (10.3) |
| Nurse specialist | 6 (4.1) |
| Other | 4 (2.7) |
| Years in post, Mean (SD) | 11.7 (8.2) |
| Learnt about inherited cancer risk during training (yes) | 108 (74.0) |
| Involvement in referral or any part of the process of assessing risk for ovarian and/or breast cancer risk | |
| Often | 86 (58.9) |
| Sometimes | 43 (29.5) |
| Rarely | 15 (10.3) |
| Never | 2 (1.4) |
| Personal or close family member with cancer diagnosis (yes) | 52 (35.6) |
| Personal or close family had a cancer risk assessment (yes) | 24 (16.4) |