Table 2.
Chemoprevention recommendation by specialist for women at high or moderate risk of familial breast cancer (FBC)
| Recommendation of chemoprevention by participating services, n (%) | ||
|---|---|---|
| Yes | No | |
| By FBC risk | ||
| High risk, n = 50 | 40 (80) | 10 (20) |
| Moderate, n = 49 | 31 (63) | 18 (37) |
| Combination of responses, n = 50 | N (%) | |
| Yes for high and moderate risk | 29 (58) | |
| Yes for high risk, no for moderate risk | 11 (22) | |
| No for high risk, yes for moderate risk | 2 (4) | |
| No for high and moderate risk | 7 (14) | |
| No for high, no entry for moderate risk | 1 (2) | |
| High risk, n = 50 | ||
| Responses by specialty | ||
| Breast | 31 (78) | 9 (23) |
| Genetics | 9 (90) | 1 (10) |
| Responses by health care role | ||
| Doctor | 26 (90) | 3 (10) |
| Physician | 18 (90) | 2 (10) |
| Surgeon | 8 (89) | 1 (11) |
| Nurse | 13 (68) | 6 (32) |
| Others* | 1 (50) | 1 (50) |
| Moderate risk, n = 49 | ||
| Responses by specialty | ||
| Breast | 23 (59) | 16 (41) |
| Genetics | 8 (80) | 2 (20) |
| Responses by health care role | ||
| Doctor | 20 (69) | 9 (31) |
| Physician | 14 (70) | 6 (30) |
| Surgeon | 6 (67) | 3 (33) |
| Nurse | 11 (61) | 7 (39) |
| Others* | 0 | 2 (100) |
*Others include clinical manager and radiographer