OBJECTIVE:
To
investigate the completeness of pedigree and of number of pedigree
analysis to know the acceptable familial history in Korean women with
ovarian cancer.
METHODS:
Interview
was conducted in 50 ovarian cancer patients for obtaining familial
history three times over the 6 weeks. The completeness of pedigree is
estimated in terms of familial history of disease (cancer), health
status (health living, disease and death), and onset age of disease and
death.
RESULTS:
The
completion of pedigree was 79.3, 85.1, and 85.6% at the 1st, 2nd, and
3rd time of interview and the time for pedigree analysis was 34.3, 10.8,
and 3.1 minutes, respectively. The factors limiting pedigree analysis
were as follows: out of contact with their relatives (38%), no living
ancestors who know the family history (34%), dispersed family member
because of the Korean War (16%), unknown cause of death (12%),
reluctance to ask medical history of relatives (10%), and concealing
their ovarian cancer (10%). The percentage of cancers revealed in 1st
(2%) and 2nd degree (8%) relatives were increasing through surveys,
especially colorectal cancer related with Lynch syndrome (4%).
CONCLUSION:
Analysis
of pedigree at least two times is acceptable in Korean woman with
ovarian cancer from the first study. The completion of pedigree is
increasing, while time to take family history is decreasing during three
time survey.
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