This statistic shows the percentage of U.S. adults that are at least somewhat likely to seek genetic testing due to select influencing factors as of 2018, by test type. According to the data, 31 percent of those that are likely to have future genetic testing ordered by a doctor would be influenced by the advice from their doctor.
Percentage of U.S. adults that were likely to have genetic testing due to select influencing factors as of 2018, by test type
Characteristic
Genetic testing ordered by a doctor or genetic specialist (n=1,613)
Commercially available genetic/DNA/genealogy test (n=1,459)
Advice from my doctor
31%
16%
Family history of a particular cancer
23%
18%
General fear of cancer
20%
18%
A friend/family member who has gotten genetic/DNA testing
9%
17%
Something I saw/read in the media
7%
14%
A public figure/celebrity who has gotten a genetic/DNA test
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American Society of Clinical Oncology. (October 31, 2018). Percentage of U.S. adults that were likely to have genetic testing due to select influencing factors as of 2018, by test type [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/944250/influences-for-likely-future-genetic-testing-by-test-type/
American Society of Clinical Oncology. "Percentage of U.S. adults that were likely to have genetic testing due to select influencing factors as of 2018, by test type." Chart. October 31, 2018. Statista. Accessed December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/944250/influences-for-likely-future-genetic-testing-by-test-type/
American Society of Clinical Oncology. (2018). Percentage of U.S. adults that were likely to have genetic testing due to select influencing factors as of 2018, by test type. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/944250/influences-for-likely-future-genetic-testing-by-test-type/
American Society of Clinical Oncology. "Percentage of U.S. Adults That Were Likely to Have Genetic Testing Due to Select Influencing Factors as of 2018, by Test Type." Statista, Statista Inc., 31 Oct 2018, https://www.statista.com/statistics/944250/influences-for-likely-future-genetic-testing-by-test-type/
American Society of Clinical Oncology, Percentage of U.S. adults that were likely to have genetic testing due to select influencing factors as of 2018, by test type Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/944250/influences-for-likely-future-genetic-testing-by-test-type/ (last visited December 22, 2024)
Percentage of U.S. adults that were likely to have genetic testing due to select influencing factors as of 2018, by test type [Graph], American Society of Clinical Oncology, October 31, 2018. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/944250/influences-for-likely-future-genetic-testing-by-test-type/
