Table 1:
Pooled participant specialties and practice information.
Specialty | |
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Urology | 13 (39%) |
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Medical oncology | 12 (36%) |
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Genetic counselor | 4 (12%) |
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Clinical geneticist | 2 (6%) |
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Patient advocate | 2 (6%) |
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Years in practice | |
| |
Average | 13.1 +/− 9.6 |
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How many patients do you recommend for kidney cancer genetic risk assessment annually? | |
| |
< 10 | 2 (6%) |
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10–20 | 6 (20%) |
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20–50 | 12 (40%) |
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> 50 | 6 (20%) |
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Do you order your own germline testing? | |
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Yes | 19 (63%) |
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No | 7 (23%) |
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How often have your patients had trouble with insurance reimbursement for genetic testing? | |
| |
0% | 4 (13%) |
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0-20% | 9 (30%) |
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20-50% | 8 (27%) |
| |
> 50% | 2 (7%) |