Open AccessPublic awareness of colorectal cancer in Saudi Arabia: A survey of 1070 participants in Riyadh
Author(s) -
Ahmad Zubaidi,
Noura M AlSubaie,
Areej A AlHumaid,
Shaffi Ahamed Shaik,
Khayal AlKhayal,
Omar AlObeed
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
the saudi journal of gastroenterology/saudi journal of gastroenterology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.608
H-Index - 32
eISSN - 1998-4049
pISSN - 1319-3767
DOI - 10.4103/1319-3767.153819
Subject(s) - medicine , colorectal cancer , marital status , family medicine , population , test (biology) , cancer , demography , environmental health , paleontology , sociology , biology
The aim of this study was to investigate colorectal cancer (CRC) awareness in healthy individuals in Saudi Arabia in order to identify segments of the population that would most benefit from targeted education programs.