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Table 4 Average number of carrier tests per BRCA identified patients before and after the educational campaign

From: A population-based analysis of germline BRCA1 and BRCA2 testing among ovarian cancer patients in an era of histotype-specific approaches to ovarian cancer prevention

Index patient

Before campaign

After campaign

p-value

Carrier tests per BRCA positive ovarian cancer patient

2.54 (2.48)

3.27 (2.60)

0.071

 Family members identified as BRCA positive

1.62 (1.10)

2.18 (1.63)

0.009

Carrier tests per BRCA positive serous cancer patient

2.60 (2.3)

3.36 (2.7)

0.098

 Family members identified as BRCA positive

1.64 (1.10)

2.29 (1.75)

0.012