Table 13 |
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Percentage of women who undertook preventive activities in the year preceding the questionnaire |
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Preventive activity |
BRCA1+ (n = 63) |
BRCA1- |
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Family history+1 (n = 43) |
Family history-(n = 99) |
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A. Prevention of breast cancer |
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Mammography2 |
71% |
62% |
54% |
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Self-examination (mean/year) |
13.4 |
11.6 |
7.5 |
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Palpation by physician |
68% |
58% |
50% |
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Preventive mastectomy |
5% |
0% |
0% |
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B. Prevention of ovarian cancer |
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Ovarian ultrasound |
67% |
60% |
39% |
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CA-125 |
56% |
21% |
9% |
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Preventive oophorectomy3 |
23% |
2% |
4% |
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1Family history+ - at least two cases of breast/ovarian cancer in maternal or paternal line; 2 - women aged > 35 years; 3 - women aged > 40 years. |
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Gronwald Hereditary Cancer in Clinical Practice 2007 5:3 doi:10.1186/1897-4287-5-1-3 |
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