Awareness of Colorectal Cancer: Recognition of Symptoms and Risk Factors by Socio-demographic Characteristics
Niksic, M;
Forbes, LJL;
(2018)
Awareness of Colorectal Cancer: Recognition of Symptoms and Risk Factors by Socio-demographic Characteristics.
In: Olsson, Louise, (ed.)
Timely Diagnosis of Colorectal Cancer.
Springer International Publishing, Cham, pp. 1-20.
ISBN 978-3-319-65286-3
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-65286-3_1
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Background: Early recognition of symptoms of colorectal cancer enables prompt help-seeking and timely diagnosis that may save lives. We aimed to assess public awareness of symptoms of colorectal cancer, anticipated delay to help-seeking in relation to these symptoms, and knowledge of risk factors and most common types of cancer in the English population.