From: Association between genomic recurrence risk and well-being among breast cancer patients
Correct | Incorrect | I don’t know | |
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(%) | (%), | (%) | |
Correct answer was “true” | |||
The GP is done on tumour tissue from the breast removed by surgery. | 97 | 1 | 2 |
The GP is based on the genes of the breast tumour. | 90 | 4 | 6 |
The GP help some women avoid having unneeded chemotherapy. | 90 | 4 | 6 |
A patient with a high risk tumour will be recommended chemotherapy. | 86 | 5 | 9 |
The GP gives the chance of metastasis. | 67 | 23 | 10 |
For a high risk tumour, the chance of metastasis in the next 10 years is over 50%. | 27 | 21 | 52 |
Correct answer was “false” | |||
The GP is done before surgery that removes the tumour. | 88 | 6 | 6 |
Only the GP is used by the doctor to recommend chemo. | 88 | 6 | 6 |
A GP tells whether other women in the family have higher risk of breast cancer. | 78 | 11 | 11 |
The GP tells whether cancer cells have spread to the lymph nodes. | 74 | 18 | 8 |
The GP can help women to decide about the sort of breast cancer surgery to undergo. | 70 | 17 | 13 |
The GP looks at all genes in a patient’s body. | 69 | 14 | 17 |
A high risk GP indicates that a patient will need to have lymph nodes removed. | 62 | 25 | 13 |
The GP is always correct. | 38 | 19 | 43 |