Table 1.

Physician Perceptions of African Americans’ Awareness of Colorectal Cancer (N = 30)

Level of Awareness	Reported Level of Awareness % (N)	Descriptions of Awareness
Very aware	3.3% (1)	“Some are aware of family members or friends who have had it.”
Somewhat aware	20% (6)	“Moderately aware. They know it [CRC] exists, but I don’t think they know what screening modalities are out there.”
Somewhat unaware	43.3% (13)	“Not very aware. Cancers that get more attention are breast and lung. There is not much attention in African Americans.”
Very unaware	33.3% (10)	“In general, our patient population is not aware of the potential risk.” “I think they are quite unaware.” “They don’t understand it’s a major problem.” “Practically not at all aware.”