Question | Number of respondents (/3178)(percentage of respondents) | |
Would you want to know your risk of breast cancer? | Yes | 2850 (89.8) |
No | 51 (1.6) | |
Not sure | 271 (8.5) | |
Have you heard of nipple aspirate fluid (NAF)? | Yes | 392 (12.3) |
No | 2650 (83.4) | |
Not sure | 134 (4.2) | |
Did you know that NAF can potentially be expressed in up to 90% of all women? | Yes | 135 (4.3) |
No | 2837 (89.4) | |
Not sure | 200 (6.3) | |
Are you aware that currently there is no routine NHS test for breast cancer under the age of 47 years? | Yes | 1954 (61.7) |
No | 944 (29.8) | |
Not sure | 271 (8.6) | |
Do you know that breast density affects the success of mammography testing? | Yes | 1284 (40.5) |
No | 1679 (53) | |
Not sure | 205 (6.5) | |
If the opportunity was given to you, would you like an ‘at-home’ test for breast health? | Yes | 2918 (92) |
No | 63 (2) | |
Not sure | 192 (6.1) | |
If you were required to produce an NAF sample at home, would you be willing to consider using | Hand massage | 2523 (79.7) |
Breast pump | 2245 (70.9) | |
Hormonal nasal spray | 1539 (48.6) | |
Would testing at home be preferable to testing in a medical facility? | Yes | 1884 (59.4) |
No | 478 (15.1) | |
Not sure | 811 (25.6) | |
Would you prefer to find out the results of a breast health test at home or a medical facility? | At home | 1348 (42.6) |
Medical facility | 1082 (34.2) | |
Not sure | 737 (23.3) | |
Do you think the subject of breast health should be initiated as part of the school education curriculum? | Yes | 2903 (91.6) |
No | 79 (2.5) | |
Not sure | 188 (5.9) |
NHS, National Health Service.