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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2022 May 1.
Published in final edited form as: Cancer Prev Res (Phila). 2021 Oct 8;14(11):1021–1032. doi: 10.1158/1940-6207.CAPR-20-0642

Table 3.

Experience of Randomized Study Participants with Pancreatic and Other Cancers

Total N=98
N (%)
1. Have you lost a family member to pancreatic cancer? Yes=54 (55)/No=44 (45)
 a. If yes, how long ago was your most recent experience losing someone to pancreatic cancer?*
< 1 year 11 (20)
1–2 years 9 (17)
3–5 years 7 (13)
6–10 years 6 (11)
>10 years 21 (39)
 b. If yes, were you a caregiver to this person?* Yes=6 (11)/No=48 (89)
 c. If yes, how long did you provide this care?**
< 1 year 2 (33)
1–2 years 2 (33)
3–5 years 1 (17)
6–10 years 0
>10 years 0
Still providing this care 1 (17)
2. Have you lost a family member to another type of cancer (besides pancreatic)? Yes=75 (77)/No=23 (23)
 a. If yes, were you a caregiver to this person?* Yes=7 (9)/No=68 (91)
3. When was cancer genetics testing done in your family?
Within the last 6 months 34 (35)
6 months – 1 year ago 14 (14)
1–2 years ago 14 (14)
>2 years ago 33 (34)
Not available 3 (3)
4. In what relative(s) was an inherited alteration in a gene found?
 First-degree relatives
  sibling 41 (42)
  child 5 (5)
  parent 48 (49)
 Second-degree relatives
  aunt 15 (15)
  uncle 13 (13)
  grandparent 9 (9)
  grandchild 1 (1)
  niece/nephew 8 (8)
 More than one relative 29 (30)
*

Among those who lost a family member

**

Among those who were caregivers