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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2018 May 10.
Published in final edited form as: Fam Cancer. 2017 Apr;16(2):231–237. doi: 10.1007/s10689-016-9947-8

Table 3.

Cancer information sharing with family members (FDR/SDR/TDR)

Characteristics N (%)
Have you discussed cancer screening with your FDRs?
Parents 19 (79)
Siblings 36 (97)
Children 18+ 18 (86)
Children <18 years 10 (56)
Have you discussed cancer screening with your SDRs and TDRs?
Grandparents 4 (26)
Grandchildren >18 years 2 (40)
Uncles/Aunts 13 (39)
Niece/Nephews 15 (48)
Cousins 16 (44)
Heard about Lynch syndrome 32 (63)
Referred for genetic counseling 9 (18)
Had genetic counseling 5 (56)

FDR First degree relative, SDR Second degree relative, TDR Third degree relative