| Study | Reason for exclusion |
|---|---|
| Amir 2010 | Article is a review of risk‐assessment models |
| Appleton 2004b | Relating to the provision of information and education |
| Armstrong 2005 | Includes participants with a previous or current cancer diagnosis |
| Barcenas 2006 | Relating to a risk‐assessment model rather than the provision of genetic risk assessment |
| Bellcross 2009 | Relating to a genetics referral screening tool, not the provision of a genetic risk assessment |
| Bluman 1999 | Survey of baseline data ‐ not the full trial. Also, relating to the provision of information and education |
| Bowen 2002 | Same trial as Bowen 2004 and Bowen 1999 but focusing on interest in genetic testing |
| Brain 1999 | Data from same trial reported in Brain 2000a, Brain 2000b and Brain 2002 but outcome is breast self‐examination measured at baseline, prior to genetic counselling |
| Brain 2000b | Data from same trial reported in Brain 1999, Brain 2000a and Brain 2002 looking at reasons for attending clinics |
| Butow 1998 | Relating to the provision of information and education. Also from the same trial as Lobb 2002a and Lobb 2002b |
| Calzone 2005 | Includes participants with a previous or current cancer diagnosis |
| Cameron 2001 | Data from the same trial reported in Campbell 2003 and Fry 2003 but looking at GP referral rates |
| Campbell 2003 | Data from the same trial reported in Fry 2003 |
| Charles 2006 | Includes participants with a previous or current cancer diagnosis |
| Cohen 2004 | Data from same trial reported in Brain 1999; Brain 2000a; Brain 2002 but concerning health economics |
| Cull 1998 | Comparing methods of delivering education |
| Daly 1998 | Relating to the provision of information and education |
| Emery 2007 | Relating to primary care support for GP referrals to clinical genetics, includes breast and colorectal cancer |
| Gray 2009 | Relating to the provision of information and education. Includes women with a previous or current cancer diagnosis |
| Green 2001 | Relating to the provision of information and education. Also from the same trial as Green 2004 |
| Green 2004 | Relating to the provision of information and education. Also from the same trial as Green 2001 |
| Green 2005 | Includes participants with a previous or current cancer diagnosis |
| Halbert 2010 | Includes participants with a previous or current cancer diagnosis |
| Hall 2009 | Includes participants with a previous or current cancer diagnosis |
| Halverson 2000 | Relating to the provision of information and education. Also, participants are staff not patients |
| Helgeson 2001 | Relating to the provision of information and education |
| Hopwood 2004 | Not just looking at breast cancer ‐ includes bowel and ovarian cancer also |
| Hoskins 2001 | Testing the feasibility of a RCT, not an RCT per se |
| Hoskins 2006 | Relating to a pedigree assessment tool. No patient outcomes |
| Hurt 2001 | Relating to the provision of information and education |
| Jibaja 2000 | Relating to the provision of information and education |
| Lerman 1994 | Relating to the provision of information and education. Also from the same trial as Lerman 1995 and Schwartz 1999 |
| Lerman 1995 | Relating to the provision of information and education. Also from the same trial as Lerman 1994, Lerman 1996 and Schwartz 1999 |
| Lerman 1996 | Relating to the provision of information and education. Same trial as Lerman 1994, Lerman 1995 and Schwartz 1999 |
| Lerman 1997 | Relating to the provision of information and education |
| Lerman 1999 | Data taken from same trial as Lerman 1997 but only looking at racial differences excluding the control group |
| Lobb 2002a | Relating to the provision of information and education. Also from the same trial as Lobb 2002b |
| Lobb 2002b | Relating to the provision of information and education. Also from the same trial as Lobb 2002a |
| Miedzybrodzka 2001 | Relating to the provision of information and education. Also, participants are students |
| Miller 2005 | Includes participants with a previous or current cancer diagnosis |
| Miron 2000 | Relating to the provision of information and education |
| Ormond 1996 | Looking at pre‐screening education for pregnancy |
| Rahm 2007 | Includes participants with a previous or current cancer diagnosis |
| Ramirez 2008 | Relating to method of referral to genetics clinic. Also includes men and women and other cancers apart from breast cancer |
| Roshanai 2009 | Includes participants with a previous or current cancer diagnosis |
| Roussi 2010 | Includes participants with a previous or current cancer diagnosis |
| Schwartz 1998 | Relating to the provision of information and education |
| Schwartz 1999 | Relating to the provision of information and education |
| Schwartz 2001 | Relating to the provision of information and education |
| Schwartz 2009 | Relating to a decision aid for BRCA1/2 carriers rather than the provision of genetic risk information |
| Skinner 2002 | Relating to the provision of information and education |
| Stoddard 2002 | Meta‐analysis of randomised trials looking at mammography, not genetics |
| Street 1998 | Education promoting breast cancer screening |
| Torrance 2006 | Same trial as Wilson 2005. Includes participants with a previous or current cancer diagnosis |
| Van Roosmalen 2004a | Focusing on decision aid for genetic testing rather than on service delivery ‐ also same trial as Van Roosmalen 2004b |
| Van Roosmalen 2004b | Focusing on decision aid for genetic testing rather than on service delivery ‐ also same trial as Van Roosmalen 2004a |
| Venne 2007 | Relating to the provision of information and education |
| Wade‐Walsh 2001 | Relating to the provision of information and education. Also from the same trial as Watson 1996 and Watson 1998 |
| Wakefield 2008a | Refers to the use of a decision aid for genetic testing. Includes participants with a previous or current cancer diagnosis |
| Wakefield 2008b | Refers to the use of a decision aid for genetic testing. Includes participants with a previous or current cancer diagnosis |
| Wang 2005 | Includes participants with a previous or current cancer diagnosis |
| Watson 1996 | Relating to the provision of information and education. Also from the same trial as Wade‐Walsh 2001 and Watson 1998 |
| Watson 1998 | Relating to the provision of information and education. Also from the same trial as Wade‐Walsh 2001 and Watson 1996 |
| Watson 2001 | Relating to the provision of information and education. Also, participants are GPs |
| Wevers 2011 | Includes participants with a previous or current cancer diagnosis |
| Wilson 2005 | Same trial as Torrance 2006. Includes participants with a previous or current cancer diagnosis |
| Wilson 2006 | No patient outcomes. Participants are GPs |
RCT: randomised controlled trial