Table 3 Categorising communication to patient responses by breast cancer specialists
From: Understanding of BRCA VUS genetic results by breast cancer specialists
Total | Medical oncologist | Clinical oncologist | Surgeon | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
No. (%) | No. (%) | No. (%) | No. (%) | |
155 (100 %) | 63 (40.7 %) | 54 (34.8 %) | 38 (24.5 %) | |
Report 1 | ||||
Appropriate | 146 (94.2 %) | 62 (98.4 %) | 50 (92.6 %) | 34 (89.5 %) |
Inappropriate | 2 (1.3 %) | 1 (1.6 %)a | 1 (1.9 %) | 0 (0 %) |
Don’t know | 7 (4.5 %) | 0 (0 %) | 3 (5.6 %) | 4 (10.5 %) |
Report 2 | ||||
Appropriate | 83 (53.5 %) | 35 (55.6 %) | 28 (51.9 %) | 20 (52.6 %) |
Inappropriate | 11 (7.1 %) | 2 (3.2 %) | 3 (5.6 %) | 6 (15.8 %) |
Don’t know | 61 (39.4 %)b | 26 (41.3 %) | 23 (42.6 %) | 12 (31.6 %) |