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. 2019 Dec 31;14(3):18–27.

Table 2. Awareness of warning signs and symptoms of CRC (n= 426).

Signs and symptoms Unprompted (%) Prompted (%)
Abdominal pain 38.5 (n=164) 68.8 (n=293)
Bleeding from back passage 11.5 (n=49) 62.7 (n=267)
Change in bowel habits 32.9 (n=140) 61.7 (n=263)
Feeling of incomplete emptiness of bowel 2.1 (n=9) 43.4 (n=185)
Tiredness/anemia 14.6 (n=62) 49.1 (n=209)
Unexplained weight loss 23.7 (n=101) 64.8 (n=276)
Lump in abdomen 2.3 (n=10) 67.4 (n=287)
Back passage pain 3.3 (n=14) 41.5 (n=177)
Blood in stools 33.3 (n=142) 67.6 (n=288)