Table 2.

Knowledge about cancer and colorectal cancer

Questions	Answers	Total % (N = 625)	Women % (N = 361)	Men % (N = 261)	p
There are many types of cancer	Trae	94.3	95.0	93.5	0.729
	False	0.3	0.3	0.4
	I don't know	5.3	4.8	6.2
Some cancers can be cured	Trae	93.2	93.8	92.3	0.617
	False	3.4	2.8	4.2
	I don't know	3.4	3.4	3.5
Cancer is a fatal disease	Trae	27.9	27.0	29.1	0.801
	False	65.4	65.9	64.7
	I don't know	6.7	7.1	6.2
Many cancer cases could be avoided by doing more exercise	Trae	45.1	39.4	53.1	0.003
	False	17.1	18.7	15.0
	I don't know	37.7	41.9	31.9
Many cancer cases could be avoided by giving up smoking	Trae	92.2	90.2	95.0	0.065
	False	2.8	3.1	2.3
	I don't know	5.0	6.7	2.7
Many cancer cases could be avoided by eating more fruits and vegetables	Trae	69.9	68.8	71.3	0.266
	False	7.5	8.9	5.4
	I don't know	22.7	22.3	23.3
Cancer diagnosis before symptoms can improve chances of survival	Trae	88.2	88.5	87.7	0.476
	False	1.0	0.6	1.5
	I don't know	10.8	10.9	10.7
More than half of colorectal cancer cases survive five years after diagnosis	Trae	44.7	45.3	43.8	0.759
	False	7.6	8.1	6.9
	I don't know	47.7	46.6	49.2
Intestinal polyps must be removed because they can become a cancer	Trae	64.2	66.8	60.6	0.224
	False	2.6	2.8	2.3
	I don't know	33.2	30.4	37.1
Which of the following symptoms indicate a colorectal cancer	Bloody stools	72.2	76.5	66.3	0.006
	Diarrhea-Constipation	42.9	48.5	35.2	0.001
	Abdominal pain	23.6	24.1	23.0	0.775
	Headache	8.8	8.0	10.0	0.475
	Fatigue	37.9	39.6	35.6	0.317
	Paleness	32.0	34.3	28.7	0.163
	Difficulty swallowing	13.8	13.9	13.8	1.000
	Weight loss	55.6	61.5	47.5	0.001
	Burning stomach	15.6	14.7	16.9	0.502
	Tenesmus	22.2	24.9	18.4	0.063
	Pain during defecation	36.2	37.1	34.9	0.612
	I don't know	20.9	17.2	26.1	0.009