GENETIC TESTING FOR BREAST-CANCER SUSCEPTIBILITY - POLISH WOMENS ATTITUDES

The aim of our study was to assess Polish women's attitudes and possib le acceptance of genetic tests for breast cancer susceptibility. The r esearch was carried out in 1995-1996 and enrolled 200 women of differe nt age, education and professional status who were asked to answer the questions included in a questionnaire. We estimate the percentage of women presenting different attitudes towards breast cancer genetic tes ting: 77% of women accepted genetic tests for breast cancer (BRCA) and 48% of women accepted informing their close relatives of the genetic tests results.