Table 2. Participants’ perceived risk of personal and relative cancer risk.
| Perceived lifetime risk of relatives developing cancer (0 is the lowest perceived risk, 10 highest perceived risk) |
Frequency | % |
|---|---|---|
|
Risk of developing cancer again n = 35 0 1 2 3 5 7 8 10 |
15 1 8 5 2 1 2 1 |
42.8 2.9 22.8 14.3 5.7 2.9 5.7 2.9 |
|
Lifetime risk of children n = 25 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 |
16 5 5 2 3 2 1 |
4.0 24.0 20.0 20.0 8.0 12.0 8.0 4.0 |
|
Lifetime risk of any siblings n = 43 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 9 |
17 5 5 4 1 8 1 1 1 |
39.5 11.6 11.6 9.3 2.3 18.6 2.3 2.3 2.3 |
|
Lifetime risk of any of parents n = 37 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 9 |
18 5 5 2 2 2 1 2 |
48.6 13.5 13.5 5.4 5.4 5.4 2.7 5.4 |