Table 2 Awareness of warning signs and symptoms (N = 2379)
Signs and symptoms | Unprompted (%) | Prompted (%) |
|---|---|---|
Abdominal pain | 14.5% | 36.1% |
Bleeding from back passage | 6.6% | 37% |
Blood in stool | 6% | 40.6% |
Change in bowel habit | 3.9% | 28.4% |
Feeling of incomplete emptiness of bowel | 4.1% | 26.7% |
Tiredness/Anaemia | 4% | 27.7% |
Unexplained weight loss | 2.3% | 33.1% |
Lump in abdomen | 2% | 35.5% |
Back passage pain | 1.4% | 24.6% |