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) |