Survey of cancer genetics services in 89 centres from 34 European countries
| Country | Population (×106) | GNP/cap (×103) | Recognised specialty | Genetic counsellors |
Integrated service | Cancer genetics services | Genetic registers |
Recognised training in cancer genetics | Audit and evaluation | Discussion fora? | State funding? | Cancer charities? |
| Austria | 8.0 | 20.9 | 1994 | Few | Yes | Comprehensive | No data | No data | No data | Soc Hum Genet | Yes | Yes |
| Belarus | No data | No data | No | Yes | No data | No data | Yes | No data | No data | No data | Yes | Yes |
| Belgium | 10.1 | 20.8 | No | Some | Yes | Comprehensive | Yes | Developing | Yes | Yes & website | Yes | Yes |
| Bulgaria | 8.4 | 4.6 | 1985 | Yes | No data | Limited | No data | Developing | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Croatia | 4.8 | 3.9 | No | Some | No data | Limited | Yes | Developing | Some | Some | Yes | No data |
| Cyprus | 0.7 | 11.6 | No | Some | No data | No | Yes | Outside Cyprus | Yes | Yes | Some | Yes |
| Czech Republic | 10.3 | 21.5 | 1980 | Yes | Yes | Limited | Yes | Developing | No | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Denmark | 5.2 | 26.0 | 1996 | Yes | Yes | Comprehensive | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Estonia | No data | No data | No data | No data | No data | No data | Yes, cancer | International only | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Finland | 5.1 | 17.1 | 1981 | Yes | Yes | Comprehensive | Yes | Developing | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| France | 58.1 | 20.0 | 1995 | Few | Yes | Comprehensive | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Germany | 81.6 | 20.4 | 1992 | No | Yes | Comprehensive | Not integrated | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Greece | 10.6 | 11.7 | No | Some | No data | Limited | No data | No data | No data | Little | Yes | Yes |
| Hungary | 10.2 | 6.6 | 1978 | Few | Yes | Limited | Yes, cancer | No data | Some | Yes | Yes | No data |
| Iceland | No data | No data | No data | Developing | Developing | Developing | Yes | Yes (in Sweden) | No data | Yes | No data | No data |
| Irish Republic | 3.58 | 16.43 | No | Yes | Yes | Developing | Yes | Developing | Yes | Developing | Yes | No data |
| Israel | 5.5 | 15.7 | 1986 | Yes | Yes | Comprehensive | Yes | Yes (including MSc) | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Italy | 57.3 | 19.5 | 1940 | No | Developing | Developing | No data | Developing | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Latvia | 2.5 | 3.3 | No data | No | Developing | Limited | Yes | Developing | Developing | Developing | Yes | Yes |
| Lithuania | 3.7 | 4.0 | 1991 | Yes | Only 1 centre | Limited | No data | Developing | (Yes) | No data | Yes | No data |
| Netherlands | 15.5 | 19.3 | 1987 | Yes | Yes | Comprehensive | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Norway | 4.4 | 23.2 | 1971 | Yes | Yes | Comprehensive | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Poland | 38.6 | 5.5 | 1998 | Few | Yes | Developing | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No data |
| Portugal | 9.9 | 12.8 | Yes | Few | Developing | Developing | Yes | Developing | Yes | Yes | Partly | Yes |
| Romania | 22.7 | 4.3 | 1997 | No data | No | Limited | Some | Developing | No | (Yes) | Yes | No data |
| Russia | 148.1 | 4.4 | 1988 | Few | Not integrated | Limited | Local only | Developing | Developing | Yes | Yes | No data |
| Serbia | 10.5 | 0.4 | No | Yes | Yes | Limited | No data | Yes | No data | Developing | Yes | Yes |
| Slovenia | 2.0 | 10.7 | No | Few | Yes | Developing | Yes | Developing | Yes | Yes | Yes | No data |
| Spain | 39.2 | 14.2 | No | No | Partly integrated | Limited | Yes, cancer | No | Developing | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Sweden | 8.8 | 18.2 | 1991 | Developing | Yes | Comprehensive | Yes | Developing | Developing | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Switzerland | 7.0 | 24.4 | No data | No | Yes | Developing | Developing | No | No | Yes | Partly | Yes |
| Turkey | 62.5 | 5.6 | 1990 | No | Partly integrated | Limited | Developing | No | Developing | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Ukraine | 51.5 | 2.4 | 1993 | Yes | Yes | Comprehensive | Yes | Developing | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| United Kingdom | 58.3 | 18.4 | 1970 | Yes | Yes | Comprehensive | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |