Table 3 Awareness of CRC warning signs and symptoms (unprompted and prompted)
Sign/symptom | Unprompted % (n) | Prompted % (n) |
|---|---|---|
Change in bowel habit | 23.1 (331) | 78.1 (1104) |
Blood in stools | 15.4 (221) | 88.6 (1253) |
Bleeding back passage | 8.7 (124) | 86.4 (1220) |
Unexplained weight loss | 4.1 (58) | 74.9 (1058) |
Pain in back passage | 3.3 (47) | 76.4 (1080) |
Tiredness | 2.0 (28) | 50.1 (707) |
Pain in abdomen | 0.3 (4) | 76.7 (1084) |
Bowel does not empty | 0.1 (1) | 47.3 (668) |
Lump in abdomen | 0 (0) | 64.4 (909) |