Barriers and Facilitators for Utilization of Genetic Counseling and Risk Assessment Services in Young Female Breast Cancer Survivors

Table 3

Reasons for going to genetic counseling and risk assessment and factors that made it easier.

	𝑛=122 (42.2%)
Reasons for going*
Benefit my family’s future	105 (86.1%)
Wanted to know my future risk of cancer	62 (50.8%)
My doctor recommended that I go	50 (41.0%)
May alter my cancer treatment	48 (39.3%)
Going seemed very important	41 (33.6%)
Family members wanted me to go	21 (17.2%)
Already knew of a familial mutation	3 (2.5%)
Factors that made it easier to go**
My medical insurance covered the visit	83 (68.0%)
Clinic was close to home	49 (40.2%)
Have available transportation	49 (40.2%)
Clinic hours were flexible and fit my schedule	30 (24.6%)
Have available childcare	11 (9.0%)
I was able to obtain these services by phone	2 (1.6%)

* Among the 122 respondents who answered the question “please tell us why you decided to go for cancer genetics services”.
** Among the 122 respondents who answered the question “please tell us what factors made it easier for you to go for cancer genetics services?”.
On average YBCS reported 2.7 reasons that they went.
On average these women reported 1.8 reasons that made it easier for them to go.