Knowledge of colorectal carcinoma screening among general population in western region of Nepal

4^th World Congress on Cancer Science & Therapy

October 20-22, 2014 DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel Chicago-North Shore Conference Center, USA

Sarthak Nepal, Aelina Shrestha, Janak Raman Parajuli, Silpa Sharma, Sankar Baral and Madhav Acharya

Accepted Abstracts: J Cancer Sci Ther

Abstract :

Introduction: Colorectal Carcinoma (CRC) has emerged as third most common malignant tumor, second leading cause of death among cancer patients in the world and has been increasing in developing countries. In this study our objective was to determine the knowledge and attitude of CRC and to understand the factors that contribute to low screening rates in our region. Materials and Method: We interviewed 800 participants aged 40 years and above with 200 participants each from Kaski, Baglung, Parbat and Syangja district which are in Western region of Nepal. We used questionnaires to determine the sociodemographic characteristic, knowledge about CRC, screening, as well as screening test. Result: The majority participants were illiterate with monthly income less than Nrs 10,000 ($100).Regarding lifestyle practices most of them were smokers (68%) and consumed alcohol (48%).Among the participants, 20% of them said there exists no cancer as Colorectal Carcinoma. The rest of them who knew CRC exists the knowledge about it and is screening were very poor. Only 25% and 10% of them knew about FOBT and Colonoscopy but none of them had idea about barium enema and flexible sigmoidoscopy. Majority of them (55%) agreed to do screening tests even if they did not have any symptom and 40% of the participants said the disease had good prognosis if diagnosed early. Conclusion: The result of the current study provide information about the need for education campaigns about CRC and its screening to reduce the incidence of deaths due to CRC.