Poor patient education is the main cause of low primary demand for colorectal cancer screening in Hungary

Background: Colorectal cancer (CRC) is the second leading cause of cancer-related death in the Western world. In Hungary, more than 5000 patients die form CRC annually, and about 7500 new cases of CRC are diagnosed each year. CRC is a preventable disease, a population based screening program is lacking in this country. Aims/methods: In frame of an educational campaign for CRC screening we have carried out on-line surveys in Jan-Feb 2008 to study (Survey-A): the background of the low primary demand for regular screening; (Survey-B): the general CRC risk-related symptoms in the general population. Both surveys wer…