Table 1 Respiragene study in Auckland NZ (n = 43)
| Â | Cancer susceptibility scale (compared with normal lifetime risk) | Cancer susceptibility score | Estimated lifetime risk of lung cancer | Initial intention to quit | Proportion that stopped smoking at 2-4Â weeks | Proportion still not smoking at 6Â months |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Expected result for telephone counselling (Figure 2) | - | - | 15% | 41% | 10-20% | 9-12% |
Telephone counselling + Respiragene test | 1-2.3 (10-35% risk) 2.3-6.7 (35-65% risk) 6.7-8 (65%-80% risk) | 27 had average risk score | 15% | 67% | 8/27 (30%) | 8 (30%) |
16 had high or very high risk score | 30-50% (4-10 times average risk) | 89% | 10/16 (63%) | 6 (37.5%) |