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Table 2 Application of guidelines to women from the general population

From: Identification of women at risk for hereditary breast and ovarian cancer in a sample of 1000 Slovenian women: a comparison of guidelines

Criteria indicating the important family history of HBOC

NCCN

ACMG/NSGC

SGO

Details of criteria

Details of criteria

Details of criteria

N

%

N

%

N

%

An individual at any age with a known pathogenic/likely pathogenic variant in a cancer susceptibility gene

Pathogenic variant in a cancer susceptibility gene present in the family

Pathogenic variant in a cancer susceptibility gene present in the family

BRCA1 or BRCA2 pathogenic variant present in the family

10

1

10

1

10

1

Two breast cancer primaries in a single individual

Present in patient/FDR/SDR, one at 46–50 years

Present in patient/FDR

Present in patient/FDR/ several SDRs/TDRs, one of them < 50

0

0

2

0.2

0

0

Two individuals with breast cancer on the same side of the family with at least one diagnosed before or at 50 years

Present in patient/FDR/SDR

/

One in patient/FDR and another in FDR/SDR/TDR

13

1.3

0

0

13

1.3

Ovarian cancer (including peritoneal and fallopian tube cancer)

Present in patient/FDR/ SDR

Present in patient /FDR

Present in patient /FDR/several SDRs/TDRs

57

5.7

29

2.9

29

2.9

Male breast cancer

Present in FDR/SDR

Present in FDR

Present in FDR/SDR/TDR

1

0.1

1

0.1

1

0.1

Breast cancer diagnosed before or at 45/50 years

Cancer diagnosed ≤45 years in patient/FDR/SDR

Cancer diagnosed ≤50 years in patient/FDR

Cancer diagnosed ≤45 years in patient/FDR/several SDRs/TDRs

44

4.4

35

3.5

24

2.4

Pancreatic or metastatic prostate cancer

Pancreatic cancer in patient/FDR or breast cancer in patient/FDR/SDR and pancreatic cancer in SDR/TDR or high risk prostate cancer in patient/FDR or any prostate cancer in FDR/SDR and FDR/SDR/TDR with ovarian/pancreatic/high risk prostate cancer or patient/FDR/SDR with breast cancer and FDR/SDR/TDR with prostate cancer (either breast cancer at 46–50 or high risk prostate cancer)

/

Pancreatic cancer in patient/FDR and ≥ 2 FDR/SDR/TDR with breast/ovarian (peritoneal, fallopian tube)/ prostate cancer

35

3.5

0

0

0

0

An individual with a personal and/or family history of two cancers

Breast cancer in patient/FDR/SDR and FDR/SDR/TDR with ovarian (peritoneal, fallopian tube)

/

Breast cancer in patient/FDR and FDR/SDR/TDR with ovarian (peritoneal, fallopian tube) cancer

22

2.2

0

0

10

1.0

An individual with a personal and/or family history of three or more cancers

≥3 cases of breast/prostate cancer in patient/FDR/SDR/TDR

≥3 cases of breast/ovarian (peritoneal, fallopian tube)/pancreatic/aggressive prostate cancer in patient/FDR/SDR/TDR without cousins

Breast cancer in patient/FDR and ≥ 2 FDR/SDR/TDR with breast cancer in or breast cancer in patient/FDR and ≥ 2 FDR/SDR/TDR with pancreatic/aggressive prostate cancer

8

0.8

7

0.7

3

0.3

Number of women meeting the guidelines*

132

13.2

71

7.1

70

7

  1. *Some of the women fit more than one criterion (the sum of criteria is larger than the number of women meeting the guidelines). Legend: < before the age; ≤ before or at the age; ≥2/≥3: 2 or more/ 3 or more; / - or; FDR first-degree relative: mother, sister, daughter, SDR second-degree relative: half-sister, grandmother, aunt, niece, granddaughter, TDR third-degree relative: cousin, great-grandmother, great aunt, great-granddaughter. All relatives must be in the same bloodline. Some of the women fit more than one criterion (the sum of criteria is larger than the number of women meeting the guidelines). High risk prostate cancer is defined as metastatic, intraductal or cribriform histology or high or very high risk group prostate cancer [13]