Effects of Interventions for Improving Awareness and Knowledge of Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease Among Chinese Young Adults for Prevention of Liver Cancer —A Randomized Controlled Trial
AbstractChinese young adults (CYA), who are at an increasing risk of developing nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD), which in turn increases the risk of liver cancer, are an ideal target population to deliver educational interventions to improve their awareness and knowledge of NAFLD and consequently reduce their risk of developing NAFLD. The purpose of this study was to determine the efficacy of two interventions to improve awareness and knowledge of NAFLD among CYA for the prevention of liver cancer. Between May and July 2021, 1373 undergraduate students aged 18 to 25 years in one university in China completed a w...
Source: Journal of Cancer Education - March 2, 2024 Category: Cancer & Oncology Source Type: research
Risk Groups by the Needs for Help: Asian American Breast Cancer Survivors
This study aimed to identify the combined characteristics of Asian American breast cancer survivors that were closely linked to high needs for help during their breast cancer survivorship process. The data on the needs for help among 185 Asian American breast cancer survivors from a parent clinical trial were included in this analysis. The instruments included the Supportive Care Needs Survey-Short Form 34 (SCNS-SF34) and multiple scales to measure the factors influencing the women ’s needs for help. The data were analyzed using latent profile analyses and decision tree analyses. The characteristics of the group with the...
Source: Journal of Cancer Education - February 29, 2024 Category: Cancer & Oncology Source Type: research
An Exploration of the Pillars of Leadership in Cancer Education
AbstractLeadership plays a key role in cancer education (CE) and the success of its practices. Leaders in CE must effectively use their leadership skills to be able to communicate, collaborate, and educate their team members. There is a lack of formalized and standardized curriculums for institutions in developing leadership programs, including what themes to focus on in CE. In this article, the authors describe key pillars of leadership in CE that have presented themselves throughout their experience and within the literature. A search was conducted using the Ovid MEDLINE ® database and articles were reviewed for eligibi...
Source: Journal of Cancer Education - February 29, 2024 Category: Cancer & Oncology Source Type: research
Factors Influencing the Decision of Individuals with Breast Cancer to Join an Exercise Oncology Trial
AbstractExercise has been found to have numerous benefits for individuals with cancer undergoing treatment. The primary objective of this study was to explore factors that influence the decision to join an exercise trial for individuals with a current diagnosis of breast cancer. A theory-informed survey was administered exploring factors (i.e., attitudes, subjective norms, perceived behavioral control) that influenced participants ’ decision to join the “NEXT-BRCA” exercise trial. Eligible participants included self-reported females over 18 years, diagnosed with stage 1–3 breast cancer undergoing treatment and cle...
Source: Journal of Cancer Education - February 28, 2024 Category: Cancer & Oncology Source Type: research
Community Health Navigators for Cancer Screening Among Deaf, Deafblind, and Hard of Hearing Adults Who Use American Sign Language
AbstractDeaf, deafblind, and hard of hearing (DDBHH) individuals experience barriers to accessing cancer screening, including ineffective patient-physician communication when discussing screening recommendations. For other underserved communities, culturally and linguistically aligned community health navigators (CHNs) have been shown to improve cancer screening and care. A needs assessment study was conducted to identify barriers and gather recommendations for CHN training resources. A community-based participatory needs assessment was conducted from May 2022 to June 2022 using three focus groups. Eight were cancer surviv...
Source: Journal of Cancer Education - February 27, 2024 Category: Cancer & Oncology Source Type: research
The Impact of Acculturation on Skin Cancer Risk and Protective Behaviors in Hispanic Populations
AbstractThe US Hispanic population faces rising skin cancer risks and poorer clinical outcomes, despite lower incidence rates. Acculturation, adopting elements of the dominant culture, may influence skin cancer attitudes and behaviors among Hispanics. We systematically reviewed PubMed articles from 2000 to 2023. Peer-reviewed English articles that assessed the relationship between acculturation and skin cancer in the Hispanic population were included. Andreeva et al. observed that lower acculturation levels correlated with increased use of shade and protective clothing (P < 0.05). More acculturated Latinos were mor...
Source: Journal of Cancer Education - February 23, 2024 Category: Cancer & Oncology Source Type: research
The Development and Evaluation of an Educational Video for Breast Cancer Patients Requiring Adjuvant Radiation Therapy
AbstractPatient education and informed consent are required prior to adjuvant radiation therapy (RT) for early breast cancer (EBC), and include the role, rationale, potential toxicities and practicalities of the treatment process. Current education of patients about RT is verbal, in the form of a consultation by a radiation oncologist, often supplemented with print or online materials. This approach is limited by its doctor-dependency and non-standardised nature. Video education is being recognised increasingly as an opportunity to remediate this and appeal to patients ’ preference for visual learning. The purpose of thi...
Source: Journal of Cancer Education - February 22, 2024 Category: Cancer & Oncology Source Type: research
Efficacy of Community Health Worker –Delivered Family Health History-Based Breast Cancer Education and Services Among Chinese Americans
This study aimed to evaluate the efficacy of culturally and linguistically appropriate community health worker (CHW) –delivered FHH-based breast cancer (BC) education and services to Chinese Americans. A total of 1129 Chinese Americans received FHH-based BC education and service delivered by our trained Chinese American CHWs. Participants responded to evaluation surveys before, immediately after, and 3 months a fter the education and service. Participating Chinese Americans showed significant increases in rates of collecting FHH of BC, discussing FHH of BC with family members, informing their primary care physicians of ...
Source: Journal of Cancer Education - February 22, 2024 Category: Cancer & Oncology Source Type: research
Low Levels of Lifetime Pap Test Receipt Among Vulnerable Guatemalans
AbstractLow and middle-income countries, such as Guatemala, shoulder a disproportionate share of cervical cancer, a preventable disease in high income countries. Tangible obstacles, such as lack of access to health care, cultural differences, and insufficient infrastructure, and facilitators, such as being Ladino, married, and educated, have been identified in the literature related to cervical cancer prevention. The aim of this survey was to explore barriers and facilitators to cervical cancer prevention, comparing rural Indigenous and urban Ladino populations. We surveyed 139 women in two health clinics. Participants ans...
Source: Journal of Cancer Education - February 20, 2024 Category: Cancer & Oncology Source Type: research
Some Considerations on a Patient ’s Sense of Immortality: Bringing a Human Dimension to the Process
AbstractOne of the most frequent, although widely understandable, reactions of people diagnosed with an incurable tumor is represented by incredulity, anger, and the denial of the impossibility of a definitive cure. Often, a picture of intense anxiety quickly takes over, overlapping the ever-growing collective hysteria of modern society, the result of a complex cultural mechanism in which technocracy often prevails over thought, introspection, and, in a broader sense, humanism. In this health drama, all actors often complain of formal inaccuracies while paying little attention to substantive ones. We argue that a more huma...
Source: Journal of Cancer Education - February 19, 2024 Category: Cancer & Oncology Source Type: research
Promoting Linguistically Based Health Literacy in Doctors for Better Cancer Healthcare in Cyprus
AbstractThis paper explores a novel approach in cancer healthcare, underscoring the significance of fostering health literacy among doctors by enhancing their ability to employ linguistically oriented strategies to extract and interpret the linguistic behavior of patients. The focus is on the Greek-Cypriot context, where research on health literacy is still in its nascent stages. (Source: Journal of Cancer Education)
Source: Journal of Cancer Education - February 15, 2024 Category: Cancer & Oncology Source Type: research
Practices of French General Practitioners Regarding Vaccination of Boys Against Human Papillomavirus (HPV), One Year After the Application of Its Official Recommendation
This study underlines the positive impact of the official recommendation for HPV vaccination of boys on the attitude of GPs, with an increase in the systematic proposal of HPV vaccination to boys. (Source: Journal of Cancer Education)
Source: Journal of Cancer Education - February 14, 2024 Category: Cancer & Oncology Source Type: research
Empowering Tomorrow ’s Cancer Specialists: Evaluating the Co-creation and Impact of Malawi’s First Surgical Oncology Summerschool
AbstractAnnually more than 1 million newly diagnosed cancer cases and 500,000 cancer-related deaths occur in Sub Saharan Africa (SSA). By 2030, the cancer burden in Africa is expected to double accompanied by low survival rates. Surgery remains the primary treatment for solid tumours especially where other treatment modalities are lacking. However, in SSA, surgical residents lack sufficient training in cancer treatment. In 2022, Malawian and Dutch specialists co-designed a training course focusing on oncologic diseases and potential treatment options tailored to the Malawian context. The aim of this study was to describe t...
Source: Journal of Cancer Education - February 9, 2024 Category: Cancer & Oncology Source Type: research
Health Care Professional Education on Cancer Screening of SGM Individuals: An Integrative Review
This article aims to synthesize literature on educational programs for HCPs and health sciences students related to cancer screening for SGM individuals. An integrative review methodology guided a systematic search of five databases: CINAHL, PubMed, Embase, PsycInfo, and ERIC. Articles were included if they were empirically-based and described educational programs targeted at HCPs and health sciences students with content of cancer screening for SGM people. Eleven studies met the inclusion criteria. Of these, three were pilot studies and the majority of the articles (n = 9) used pre- and post-test designs. All of the i...
Source: Journal of Cancer Education - January 31, 2024 Category: Cancer & Oncology Source Type: research
2023 International Cancer Education Conference Late-Breaking Abstracts
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Source: Journal of Cancer Education - January 27, 2024 Category: Cancer & Oncology Source Type: research
