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Table 1 Socio-demographic and medical characteristics

From: The withdrawal from oncogenetic counselling and testing for hereditary and familial breast and ovarian cancer. A descriptive study of an Italian sample

N= 56 subjects

Mean

Range

Age

48,6

27–70

Number of relatives affected by cancer

3,9

0–13

 

Frequency

%

Status

Single

17

30,4

Married

39

69,6

Number of children

No children

15

26,8

Up to two children

29

51,8

More than two children

12

21,4

Education

Elementary and middle

19

33,9

Higher

26

46,4

Degree

11

19,6

Work

Workers

27

48,2

Non workers

29

51,8

Religion

Roman Catholic

52

92,9

Other

4

7,1

Practicing

Practicing

28

50

Non practicing

28

50

Disease

Affected

18

32,1

Not affected

38

67,9