Research Article

Colorectal Cancer: How Familiar Are Our Future Doctors with the Cancer of Tomorrow?

Table 2

Knowledge regarding CRC screening (N = 290).

Comment Response
YesNoUnsure
N (%)N (%)N (%)

Knowledge regarding CRC screening
Screening prevents deaths and disabilities257 (88.6)009 (3.1)024 (08.3)
Possibility of removal of polyps with colonoscopy214 (73.0)037 (12.8)003 (13.4)

Screening tool
Faecal Occult Blood Testing (FOBT)142 (49.0)033 (11.4)115 (39.7)
Flexible sigmoidoscopy195 (67.2)010 (03.4)085 (29.3)
Colonoscopy192 (66.2)013 (04.5)085 (29.3)
Have you received information087 (30.0)193 (66.6)010 (03.4)
Willingness to receive information251 (86.6)026 (09.0)013 (04.5)