Public Awareness of Bowel Cancer Risk Factors, Symptoms and Screening in Tasmania, Australia: A Cross-Sectional Study Lee, SM, Versace, Vincent and Obamiro, K 2022, Public Awareness of Bowel Cancer Risk Factors, Symptoms and Screening in Tasmania, Australia: A Cross-Sectional Study, International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, vol. 19, no. 3, pp. 14971-12, doi: 10.3390/ijerph19031497. Attached Files Name Description MIMEType Size Downloads Title Public Awareness of Bowel Cancer Risk Factors, Symptoms and Screening in Tasmania, Australia: A Cross-Sectional Study Author(s) Lee, SM Versace, Vincent orcid.org/0000-0002-8514-1763 Obamiro, K Journal name International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health Volume number 19 Issue number 3 Article ID 1497 Start page 14971 End page 12 Total pages 12 Publisher MDPI AG Place of publication Basel, Switzerland Publication date 2022 ISSN 1661-7827 1660-4601 Keyword(s) bowel cancer colorectal cancer cancer risk factors cancer screening cancer symptoms Science & Technology Life Sciences & Biomedicine Environmental Sciences Public, Environmental & Occupational Health Environmental Sciences & Ecology COLORECTAL-CANCER HEART-DISEASE PERCEPTIONS PROGRAM INDEX Summary Tasmania has one of the highest bowel cancer incidence and death rates in the world. Public awareness of risk factors, symptoms, and early detection of bowel cancer is important for minimising the burden of disease. This study measured awareness levels of bowel cancer risk factors, symptoms and screening in Tasmania. An online survey of 3703 participants aged 18 years and older found that alcohol consumption, low physical activity levels, and having diabetes were the least known risk factors for bowel cancer. Over half of all participants were unaware the risk of bowel cancer increased with age, and 53 percent were not confident they would notice a bowel cancer symptom. Over a third of survey respondents did not know that screening commenced at the age of 50. The results indicate that a targeted campaign to increase bowel cancer awareness in Tasmania may help reduce the high rates of morbidity and mortality from the disease. Language eng DOI 10.3390/ijerph19031497 HERDC Research category C1 Refereed article in a scholarly journal Free to Read? Yes Persistent URL http://hdl.handle.net/10536/DRO/DU:30162295 Document type: Journal Article Collections: Faculty of Health School of Medicine Open Access Collection Related Links Link Description Link to full-text (Open access) Go to link with your DU access privileges   Connect to Elements publication management system Go to link with your DU access privileges     Unless expressly stated otherwise, the copyright for items in DRO is owned by the author, with all rights reserved. Every reasonable effort has been made to ensure that permission has been obtained for items included in DRO. If you believe that your rights have been infringed by this repository, please contact drosupport@deakin.edu.au. Versions Version Filter Type Mon, 07 Feb 2022, 07:14:59 EST Mon, 07 Feb 2022, 07:25:53 EST Mon, 07 Feb 2022, 07:36:43 EST Wed, 16 Feb 2022, 16:08:13 EST Sat, 12 Mar 2022, 01:32:32 EST Wed, 16 Mar 2022, 13:37:52 EST Wed, 16 Mar 2022, 15:20:33 EST Wed, 16 Mar 2022, 15:26:43 EST Filtered Full Citation counts:   Cited 0 times in TR Web of Science Cited 0 times in Scopus Search Google Scholar Access Statistics: 6 Abstract Views, 0 File Downloads  -  Detailed Statistics Created: Mon, 07 Feb 2022, 07:14:59 EST