ArticleBMJ open2016
Cancer risk awareness and screening uptake in individuals at higher risk for colon cancer: a cross-sectional study.
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- Associated Factors of Survival Rate and Screening for Colorectal Cancer in Iran: a Systematic Review.Journal of gastrointestinal cancer · 2020Pooled it
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- Colorectal cancer literacy and related factors in northeast of Iran: A cross-sectional study.Cancer reports (Hoboken, N.J.) · 2024Article
- Willingness to Undergo Gastroscopy for Early Gastric Cancer Screening and Its Associated Factors During the COVID-19 Pandemic - A Nationwide Cross-Sectional Study in China.Patient preference and adherence · 2023Article
- Awareness, attitude and barriers of colorectal cancer screening among high-risk populations in China: a cross-sectional study.BMJ open · 2021Article
- Barriers and facilitators of colorectal cancer screening in Asia.Ecancermedicalscience · 2021Review
- Doctor-Patient Cancer Screening Communications among Church-based Chinese Adults - The Role of Caregiver Experience and Family History.Asian Pacific journal of cancer prevention : APJCP · 2021Article
- Evaluation of demographic, pathologic, and clinical characteristics and overall survival of patients with colon cancer in Northern Iran (Mazandaran Province) during 2012-2019.Gastroenterology and hepatology from bed to bench · 2020Article
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- Increasing Incidence of Colorectal Cancer in Young Adults.Journal of cancer epidemiology · 2019Article
- Knowledge, Attitudes, Preventive Practices and Screening Intention about Colorectal Cancer and the Related Factors among Residents in Guangzhou, ChinaAsian Pacific journal of cancer prevention : APJCP · 2017Article
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Abstract
objectiveWe aimed to measure cancer knowledge and feasibility of a screening colonoscopy among a cohort of individuals at higher risk of colon cancer.
methodsThis study was conducted as part of an ongoing screening cohort, in which first degree relatives (FDRs) of patients with colon cancer are invited to participate in a free of charge screening colonoscopy. We enrolled 1017 FDRs in the study between 2013 and 2014 measuring their data on demographics, cancer knowledge and colonoscopy uptake. A p value of <0.05 was considered statistically significant.
resultsThe relative's mean age was 48.7 years. Only about 28% of FDRs were aware of their increased risk for cancer, near 35.0% had ever heard about colonoscopy with 22% aware of the correct age to start screening. Comparing cancer knowledge of FDRs at high risk versus those at moderate risk, we recorded non-significant differences (p>0.05). Almost two-thirds of FDRs expressed willingness to undergo a colonoscopy and 49.2% completed the procedure, of which 12.8% had advanced neoplasm.
conclusionsOur data indicated that remarkable numbers of FDRs were not still informed of their cancer risk or never received a physician recommendation for screening. The desirable uptake at first invitation, which would be higher over successive invitations, supports the feasibility of a family-based recruitment approach for early screening. This has promising implications to introduce targeted screening colonoscopy into the healthcare system in Iran and other developing nations.
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