Barriers and Facilitators for Utilization of Genetic Counseling and Risk Assessment Services in Young Female Breast Cancer Survivors
Table 5
Reasons for not having genetic counseling and risk assessment*.
(54.7%)
No one ever recommended it
92 (58.2%)
Medical insurance coverage issues
37 (23.4%)
Did not know they existed
17 (10.8%)
Worried a genetic test could be used against me
15 (9.5%)
Too nervous
6 (3.8%)
A doctor told me not to go
5 (3.2%)
Lack of transportation
4 (2.5%)
Other life arise that are more important
4 (2.5%)
Too busy
3 (1.9%)
Disability makes it difficult to carry out daily activities
2 (1.3%)
Family members wouldn’t want me to go
2 (1.3%)
*
Among the 158 respondents who answered the question “please tell us why you have not had cancer genetics services?”. The average number of barriers reported among these women was 1.2.