Table 4 Treatment choice related to breast and ovarian cancer risk at T1 and T2 (for the DA and control groups) or T3 (for the DA_b and DA_a groups)

From: Randomised trial of a decision aid and its timing for women being tested for a BRCA1/2 mutation

 

DA

Control

DA_b

DA_a

Treatment choice related to bc risk at

T1

T1

 Prophylactic mastectomy

61 (35)

53 (31)

17 (37)

8 (20)

 Breast cancer screening

92 (53)

103 (60)

24 (52)

30 (73)

 Undecided

20 (12)

15 (9)

5 (11)

3 (7)

 

χ2=1.89; P=0.39

χ2=4.13; P=0.13

Treatment choice related to bc risk at

T2

T3

 Prophylactic mastectomy

69 (41)

55 (32)

18 (40)

8 (21)

 Breast cancer screening

80 (47)

104 (61)

26 (58)

29 (74)

 Undecided

21 (12)

11 (7)

1 (2)

2 (5)

 

χ2=7.84; P=0.02

χ2=3.94; P=0.14

Treatment choice related to oc risk at

T1

T1

 Prophylactic oophorectomy

112 (66)

105 (62)

27 (61)

21 (51)

 Ovarian cancer screening

36 (21)

44 (26)

10 (23)

15 (37)

 Undecided

21 (13)

20 (12)

7 (16)

5 (12)

 

χ2=1.05; P=0.59

χ2=1.98; P=0.37

Treatment choice related to oc risk at

T2

T3

 Prophylactic oophorectomy

122 (73)

107 (63)

34 (81)

22 (56)

 Ovarian cancer screening

24 (14)

48 (28)

6 (14)

14 (36)

 Undecided

21 (13)

14 (8)

2 (5)

3 (8)

 

χ2=10.37; P=0.01

χ2=5.87; P=0.05

  1. bc: breast cancer; oc: ovarian cancer. Values are numbers (percentage) of women.