Adolescents’ Perceptions About Cancer and Preferences for Cancer Education

Abraham, Olufunmilola; Rosenberger, Claire A.; LeMay, Sarah M; Bittner, Sarah

doi:10.1177/10732748211036057

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“…The sun exposition was identified in 23.1% and only 1.2% trauma as risk factors. These results bring us an alert that knowledge about relevant risk factors is not of a broad domain in this age group, consistent with previous studies that also identified a lack of knowledge of risk factors [17][18][19][20][21][22]24 .…”

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“…32.9% of these students reported still not learning anything about this topic. Abraham et al 24 reported in their study on the perception of adolescents about cancer and education preferences, the importance of developing strategies for teaching the topic among this age group, and how much the change in this teaching pattern can impact the level of knowledge and disease control, which is in line with the suggestions of the interviewees in this study (talking to specialists, video classes, practical classes, among others).…”

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Knowledge about head and neck cancer among adolescents

Vasconcellos¹,

Matos²,

Hojaij³

et al. 2022

Arch. Head Neck Surg.

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Introduction:The expansion of knowledge about head and neck cancer can provide greater care and the ability to identify risk factors and symptoms of the disease, as well as the incorporation of healthy habits. The younger these concepts are sedimented, the better results will be, making society healthier and more aware. Objective: To assess knowledge about head and neck cancer among adolescents from private schools, aged between 13 and 22 years. Methods: 200 questionnaires were applied among students, about the profile of adolescents and their knowledge about head and neck neoplasms, treatment, and teaching in schools on this topic. The results were analyzed both quantitatively and qualitatively. Results: Only 55 students (29.9%) identified HPV as a risk factor for the disease. 137 students (74.5%) identified the brain as an organ treated by head and neck surgery. As for the therapeutic strategies used for the treatment of neoplasms in the region, only 67 students (36.4%) are aware. On the topic of teaching in schools, 153 students (83.1%) relate to some deficiency in the approach and learning. Conclusion: Knowledge about head and neck cancer is insufficient. It is necessary to introduce in the curriculum basic cancer education in biology classes. The expansion of acquirements about cancer can provide better care and the ability to identify risk factors, initial signs, and symptoms of the disease, as well as the incorporation of healthy habits in families because these students can propagate valid information in their environment.

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Knowledge about head and neck cancer among adolescents

Vasconcellos¹,

Matos²,

Hojaij³

et al. 2022

Arch. Head Neck Surg.

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“…Data were collected from at least 140 students per school from 17 schools, resulting in a total of 2400 participants. The mean age of participants was 17.32 years (SD = 1.22; range [16][17][18][19][20][21][22][23][24], more than 70% of students belonged to the Akan tribe and 46% were in SHS level one. The majority (70%) of students were boarders, and 55% were enrolled in General/Visual Arts.…”

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“…A qualitative study involving twenty five focus groups of high school students, found that the most preferred sources, settings and medium of cancer education were health experts and cancer survivors, schools and online videos, and face-to-face presentations respectively [ 19 ]. A quantitative study of 233 high school students reported that over 85% preferred educational games for learning about cancer [ 20 ]. Surprisingly, while online resources were highly endorsed in these studies, students identified it as a potential source of misinformation [ 19 ].…”

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Preference For Cervical Cancer Education: A Multisite Cross-Sectional Survey of Female Senior High School Students in Ghana

2023

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Cervical cancer incidence continues to rise in Ghana. To enhance knowledge and prevention of cervical cancer among young people in Ghana, there is a need to better understand their education preferences. The study aimed to describe female senior school students’ preferences for receiving cervical cancer education. A cross-sectional survey of students from 17 schools in the Ashanti Region of Ghana assessed the strength of preference for receiving cervical cancer education from a range of sources, settings and delivery mediums. Of the 2400 participants (aged 16–24 years), the majority endorsed doctors (87%, 95%CI: 85–88%), nurses (80%, 95%CI: 78–82%) and credible health organisations (78%, 95%CI%: 76–79%) as their preferred source of education, and hospitals 83% (95%CI: 81–84%) as the preferred setting. Nearly all students (92%) endorsed at least three cervical cancer education delivery mediums, with at least three quarters endorsing television (78%, 95%CI: 77–80%), one-on-one health consultation in-person or online (77%, 95%CI: 75–79%; 75%, 95%CI: 73–77%), and health information websites (75%, 95%CI: 73–77%). Findings suggest that cervical cancer education efforts among female senior school students in Ghana should consider the use of a range of more resource-intensive individualised approaches to low-cost anonymous, generic approaches from credible sources and institutions.

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“…In another study, which did not meet inclusion criteria, Lana et al (2013) created a website with games, videos, links, and a discussion forum about multiple cancer risk factors. Internet- or app-based education, especially game-based methods, has the potential to empower adolescents to reduce cancer risk (Abraham et al, 2021). Adolescents spend an increasing amount of time online; in 2018, 95% of U.S. adolescents had access to smartphones and 88% to a home computer (Anderson & Jiang, 2018).…”

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Cancer Education Interventions in Adolescents: A Systematic Review of Scope and Content

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Given the long induction time of many cancers and the fact that modifiable risk factors (e.g., cigarette smoking) including preventive factors (e.g., human papillomavirus [HPV] vaccination, healthy dietary and physical activity patterns) are influenced in adolescence, educating adolescents about cancer causation and risk reduction may have a large impact on reducing the cancer burden. We conducted a systematic review of literature evaluating the impact of cancer education interventions on adolescent knowledge of cancer risk reduction. We searched for articles published from 2000 to 2019 and identified 33 studies meeting our criteria. Given the methodological heterogeneity across studies, we briefly assessed effectiveness but focused on examining the design of the intervention and study. The majority of studies took place outside of the United States (67%). Most studies solely addressed skin or cervical cancer (67%) with only 18% ( n = 6) discussing multiple cancers. The majority of interventions were a single-session (55%), did not involve a control or comparison group (67%), and were evaluated using a pre-test and a single post-test (61%); some studies administered multiple post-tests. Few studies (12%) investigated adolescents’ knowledge of lifestyle and environmental risk factors at both the individual and community level. Most studies (94%) reported improvement in knowledge following an intervention. Our review revealed wide methodological variation and a deficit in research evaluating interventions that address multiple cancer types and risk factors. Future research should robustly test whether comprehensive cancer education for adolescents can reduce the cancer burden, particularly in communities with major cancer health disparities.

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Adolescents’ Perceptions About Cancer and Preferences for Cancer Education

Cited by 17 publications

References 53 publications

Knowledge about head and neck cancer among adolescents

Knowledge about head and neck cancer among adolescents

Preference For Cervical Cancer Education: A Multisite Cross-Sectional Survey of Female Senior High School Students in Ghana

Cancer Education Interventions in Adolescents: A Systematic Review of Scope and Content

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