Table 3.

Knowledge of study policies regarding return of individual research results (n = 297)

Survey items (type of result)	Correct response	N (% correct)
Results relevant for relatives’ risk of developing cancer	Would receive automatically or only if wanted	288 (97.7)
Results that show an increased risk for a different type of cancer	Would receive automatically or only if wanted	286 (96.6)
Results that could guide current cancer treatment	Would receive automatically	264 (89.2)
Results that provide information about response to cancer medication	Would receive automatically	234 (78.8)
Results that help to explain my cancer but do NOT guide treatment	Would receive automatically	231 (78.3)
Results that show an increased risk for noncancerous conditions that cannot be treated effectively (eg, Alzheimer's disease)	Would not receive	20 (6.8)
Results that show a virus (eg, HIV or HPV)	Would not receive	15 (5.1)
Results that provide information about response to noncancer medications	Would not receive	13 (4.4)
Results relevant for relatives’ risk of developing noncancerous conditions	Would not receive	12 (4.1)
Results that show an increased risk for noncancerous conditions that can be treated effectively (eg, diabetes and heart conditions)	Would not receive	11 (3.7)