Table 1

Proband demographics

Sex
    Female70 (100%)
    Male0 (0%)
Mean age at time of counselling51.4 (range 32-84)
Mean age at initial cancer diagnosis46.8 (range 30-78)
Personal cancer history
    Breast cancer59 (84.3%)
    Bilateral breast cancer7 (10.0%)
    Ovarian cancer2 (2.9%)
    Breast and ovarian cancer1 (1.4%)
    Bilateral breast and ovarian cancer1 (1.4%)
Mean number of first and second degree relatives with breast cancer (includes proband)2.41 (range 0-5)
Mean number of first and second degree relatives with ovarian cancer (includes proband)0.24 (range 0-2)
Mean age of breast cancer diagnosis in first and second degree relatives51.2 (range 30-95)
Mean age of ovarian cancer diagnosis in first and second degree relatives60.2 (range 40-81)
Number of site specific breast cancer pedigrees (no ovarian cancer in pedigree)56 (80%)