TABLE 2.

Patient reported barriers and challenges to screening

Barrier	Studies (n = 3)
Modesty/embarrassment	21 (Friedman et al.)
	24 (McBride et al.)
	26 (Seibert et al.)
Fear of pain	21 (Friedman et al.)
	24 (McBride et al.)
	26 (Seibert et al.)
Competing demands on time	21 (Friedman et al.)
	24 (McBride et al.)
Belief of being at low risk of developing cancer	21 (Friedman et al.)
Lack of awareness of the need for screening	24 (McBride et al.)
	26 (Seibert et al.)
Lack of physician recommendation (discussed in more detail in Section 3.4)	26 (Seibert et al.)
Previous negative experiences of screening	21 (Friedman et al.)
	24 (McBride et al.)