Table 3: Patient Encounter Information.
In the Table below OC/BC stands for ovarian cancer or breast cancer. CC is short form for cancer centre. Data range may be negative in the results section if the patient had surgery prior to visiting the Juravinski Cancer Centre (CC). The numbers that represent a range in brackets indicate the minimum and maximum amount of time waited in days as indicated in the characteristics column.

Characteristic Statistics Number (N) of Participants Result
JCC Physician Surgeon 50 34 (68.0%)
Other 16 (32.0%)
JCC Physician Discipline Medical Oncologist 50 14 (28.0%)
Surgeon 34 (68.0%)
Genetic Counsellor 1 (2.0%)
Radiation Oncologist 1 (2.0%)
Family history taken at intake N (%) Yes 50 50 (100%)
Discussion of genetics at intake N (%) Yes 50 29 (58.0%)
Positive history of OC/BC N (%) Ovarian 50 4 (8.0%)
Breast 19 (38.0%)
Both 3 (6.0%)
Neither 23 (46.0%)
Unknown 1 (2.0%)
Family History 1st Degree Relative 50 6 (12.0%)
2nd Degree Relative 16 (32.0%)
3rd Degree Relative 3 (6.0%)
NA 23 (46.0%)
Unknown 2 (4.0%)
Days, 1st CC Appointment to Surgery Median (range) 50 3.5 (-349, 618)
Days, Surgery to Diagnosis Median (range) 50 8.5 (2, 393)