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Table 4 Average number of carrier tests per BRCA identified patients before and after the educational campaign

From: A population-based analysis of germline BRCA1 and BRCA2 testing among ovarian cancer patients in an era of histotype-specific approaches to ovarian cancer prevention

Index patient

Before campaign

After campaign

p-value

Carrier tests per BRCA positive ovarian cancer patient

2.54 (2.48)

3.27 (2.60)

0.071

ā€ƒFamily members identified as BRCA positive

1.62 (1.10)

2.18 (1.63)

0.009

Carrier tests per BRCA positive serous cancer patient

2.60 (2.3)

3.36 (2.7)

0.098

ā€ƒFamily members identified as BRCA positive

1.64 (1.10)

2.29 (1.75)

0.012