Colorectal Cancer Risk Assessment; Awareness, Mediterranean Diet, and Early Detection

Abstract

Objective: Colorectal cancer (CRC).is the second and third most common diagnosed cancer in women and men in worldwide, respectively. Nutrition, one of the modifiable risk factors, especially Mediterranean diet (MD) model, is an important place in the prevention of CRC. The aim of this study is to determine the frequency of risk factors in patients without CRC and to evaluate the relationship.between CRC risk factors and having knowledge about nutrition compatible with the MD, and early detection methods. Meterials and Methods: In this study, the relationship between.MD and CRC risk was evaluated using CRC risk factors. A online survey consisting of 47 questions was prepared to collect the study data. Nutritional habits were evaluated using the “Mediterranean Diet Adherence Scale”. Statistical analyses was performed that calculating all scores of CRC risk, MD compatibility, knowledge level about CRC and the attitude towards early diagnosis methods. In data analysis, descriptive statistics, Chi-Square Test, Fisher Exact Test, Student’s t-test and Mann-Whitney U Test were used. The statistical significance was evaluated as p