Table 2: Genetics Referral Information.
In the Table below CC is short form for cancer centre. The data range may be negative in the results section if the patient had a referral to genetics, a genetic counselling appointment, or surgery before their first Juravinski Cancer Centre consult note. The numbers that represent a range in brackets indicate the minimum and maximum amount of time waited in weeks or months as indicated in the characteristics column.
Characteristic | Statistics | Number (N) of Participants | Result |
Had a Referral to Genetic Counselling Session | N (%) Yes | 50 | 30 (60.0%) |
Referred by | Surgeon | 30 | 12 (40.0%) |
Other | 18 (60.0%) | ||
1st CC Appointment to Referral (months) | Median (range) | 30 | 0 (-27.2, 5.7) |
Surgery to Referral (months) | Median (range) | 30 | 12 (-854, 185) |
1st CC Appt. to Genetic Consult (months) | Median (range) | 30 | 0.8 (-23.5, 12.5) |
Referral to Genetic Consult (weeks) | Median (range) | 30 | 3 (0, 30.1) |