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- Title
Accuracy of Self-Reported Personal History of Cancer in an Outpatient Breast Center.
- Authors
Francisco J. Dominguez; Christine Lawrence; Elkan F. Halpern; Brian Drohan; Georges Grinstein; Dalliah M. Black; Barbara L. Smith; Michele A. Gadd; Michele Specht; Daniel B. Kopans; Richard H. Moore; Sherwood S. Hughes; Constance A. Roche
- Abstract
The self-reporting of cancer history is becoming increasingly important, as it frequently guides medical decision-making. We studied the accuracy of personal cancer history using a self-administered questionnaire, comparing the results with the Tumor Registry at our institution. Among 39,662 records, we identified 3614 women with a single cancer in the Tumor Registry who reported none or one cancer on their questionnaire. The sensitivity in self-reporting cancers was 85.7%, ranging from 92.1% for breast cancer to 42.9% for leukemia. The accuracy for breast cancer and Hodgkin's Lymphoma was significantly better than other cancers (p=0.00027, CI: 1.4â3.88). Analysis of patient's characteristics showed that Caucasians reported breast cancer more accurately than Asian/Pacific Islanders (p=0.008), and those with Jewish ancestry more accurately than non-Jewish (p=0.0435). These results will help us to improve data collection and thus improve medical decision-making.
- Subjects
BREAST cancer; TUMORS; LEUKEMIA; DECISION making
- Publication
Journal of Genetic Counseling, 2007, Vol 16, Issue 3, p341
- ISSN
1059-7700
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1007/s10897-006-9067-y