Table 1.
Baseline Family Communication (N = 599)
| Mean (SD) | 1 = Not at all % | 2 = A little % | 3 = Some % | 4 = A lot % | 5 = N/A, % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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| About general cancer risk | 2.54 (1.1) | 23 | 24 | 30 | 23 | <1 |
| About skin cancer risk | 2.27 (1.1) | 34 | 22 | 27 | 17 | <1 |
| Spoken with … | ||||||
| Doctors | 1.97 (1.1) | 46 | 21 | 23 | 10 | - |
| Spouse/partner | 1.86 (1.1) | 57 | 12 | 19 | 12 | - |
| Mother | 1.68 (1.0) | 64 | 14 | 11 | 11 | - |
| Father | 1.45 (0.9) | 76 | 10 | 6 | 8 | - |
| Brothers | 1.41 (0.9) | 78 | 9 | 7 | 6 | - |
| Sisters | 1.66 (1.0) | 64 | 15 | 13 | 9 | - |
| Sons | 1.67 (1.1) | 68 | 9 | 11 | 12 | - |
| Daughters | 1.67 (1.1) | 67 | 11 | 11 | 12 | - |
| Other family members | 1.70 (1.0) | 62 | 14 | 16 | 8 | - |
| Friends/ coworkers | 1.88 (1.0) | 51 | 18 | 23 | 8 | - |
| MAX rating across all family members | 2.89 (1.1) | |||||
| Spoken about …, % | ||||||
| Who had skin cancer in family | 60 | |||||
| Personal risk of skin cancer | 68 | |||||
| Family risk of skin cancer | 59 | |||||
| Time of sun exposure | 57 | |||||
| Use of sun protection | 89 | |||||
| Skin cancer screening | 57 | |||||
| Other | 11 | |||||
| COUNT of issues, Mean (SD) | 4.01 (1.7) | |||||
| Spoken to family about genetic testing, % | 4 | |||||