Most people who get colon cancer do very well if the cancer is found and treated at an early stage. |
99.0% |
Blood in your bowel movement means you have colon cancer for sure. |
98.7% |
You need to be screened for colon cancer even if your bowel habits are normal. |
98.4% |
Everyone 50 years or older should be screened regularly for colon cancer. |
98.1% |
You would always have pain if you had colon cancer. |
94.3% |
Your chances of getting colon cancer are greater if you have a family member who had cancer of the bowel. |
92.0% |
Colon cancer is always a deadly disease. |
89.3% |
Screening for colon cancer would be very painful. |
85.0% |
Colon cancer is a preventable disease. |
77.3% |
Men get colon cancer more often than women. |
59.6% |
Average number of knowledge items answered correctly. |
8.6 (SD 1.3) |
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