Sania Ali Yehia, Mohamed Alboraie, Reham Ashour, Dalia Hassan, Reem Ezzat, Fathiya El-Raey, Mohammed Tag-Adeen, Mohamed Abdelaziz, Sabry Asfour, Abeer Abdellatef, Nermeen Abdeen, Rasha Elsayed, Sally Waheed Elkhadry
BACKGROUND: Despite the increasing incidence of colorectal cancer (CRC) in the Egyptian population, it still seems that there is a significant lack of awareness regarding the disease. This study aimed to assess the Egyptian population's awareness of CRC regarding its risk factors, the screening procedures, and the appropriate responses to its diagnosis. METHOD: A cross-sectional study was conducted in Egypt between July 2022 and March 2023 and recruited a convenient sample of adults from seven governorates representing different geographic areas, and socioeconomic and educational backgrounds with the help of the validated Bowel Cancer Awareness Measure (CAM) version 2...
May 27, 2024: BMC Public Health