Table 2 Counselee demographics, history of cancer, and course of counselling

	N	%
Age (years)
Mean (s.d.)	44.5 (9.4)
Range	18–72
Gender
Female	122	94
Male	8	6
Education
High school level	58	45
Secondary level	72	55
Type of cancer
Breast cancer	83	64
Colon cancer	25	19
Breast and colon cancer	9	7
Ovarian cancer	8	6
Other cancers	5	4
Personal history of cancer
Counselee affected with cancer	63	49
Counselee unaffected with cancer	67	52
Family history of cancer
First- or second-degree relatives affected with cancer	114	91
No first- or second-degree relatives affected with cancer	12	10
Indication for DNA testing ^a
Yes	86	66
No	21	16
Unclear^b	23	18
Total number of visits
1	44	34
2 or more	86	66

Summations vary because of missing data.
^aIndication for testing the counselee or a relative as judged after the initial visit.
^bIndication for DNA testing unclear due to missing medical information.

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