Cognitive-Behavioral Coping, Illness Perception, and Family Adaptability in Oncological Patients with a Family History of Cancer

Table 3

Knowledge about genetic testing and the possibility that the disease be inherited.

Knowledge about genetic testing	%	The possibility that the disease be inherited	%
No information	32.45	Worried about carrying a cancer gene	59.1
Little information	28.23	Not worried about carrying a cancer gene	41.9
Sufficient information	12.90	Never considered illness = genetically determined	31.5