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Cancer Prevention and Control: Where are the Kids?

Cancer Prevention and Control: Where are the Kids? J Canc Educ (2014) 29:209–210 DOI 10.1007/s13187-013-0582-x E. Robert Burns Published online: 10 November 2013 Springer Science+Business Media New York 2013 The Journal of Cancer Education May 2012 supplement #2 order were: first—anatomy and physiology; second— (27) entitled “Workforce Gaps and Opportunities in Cancer science and medicine; third—genetics and reproduction; Prevention & Control” focused on the expanding need for a fourth—behavior, neurobiology, and the mind; fifth— larger and more efficient cancer prevention workforce. Topics man and animal relationships; and sixth—biotechnology. discussed ranged from the number of physician and nurse For example, 68 % of the grade K-8 children ranked anatomy and physiology, and sickness and medicine as oncologists to communication and funding problems. In the “recommendations” sections of the papers in this special their primary interests. Regarding their primary interests, issue, no mention of cancer education/prevention opportuni- only 11 % listed genetics and reproduction and 1.4 % ties for school-age children was made. Yet this is the age listed biotechnology [1]. group that begins to make lifestyle choices such as tobacco The teachers of these interested students, however, usually and/or tanning booth use. Without proper health science in- are not trained in science/health science education leaving it formation regarding http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Journal of Cancer Education Springer Journals

Cancer Prevention and Control: Where are the Kids?

Journal of Cancer Education , Volume 29 (2) – Nov 10, 2013

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Publisher
Springer Journals
Copyright
Copyright © 2013 by Springer Science+Business Media New York
Subject
Biomedicine; Cancer Research; Pharmacology/Toxicology
ISSN
0885-8195
eISSN
1543-0154
DOI
10.1007/s13187-013-0582-x
pmid
24214815
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Abstract

J Canc Educ (2014) 29:209–210 DOI 10.1007/s13187-013-0582-x E. Robert Burns Published online: 10 November 2013 Springer Science+Business Media New York 2013 The Journal of Cancer Education May 2012 supplement #2 order were: first—anatomy and physiology; second— (27) entitled “Workforce Gaps and Opportunities in Cancer science and medicine; third—genetics and reproduction; Prevention & Control” focused on the expanding need for a fourth—behavior, neurobiology, and the mind; fifth— larger and more efficient cancer prevention workforce. Topics man and animal relationships; and sixth—biotechnology. discussed ranged from the number of physician and nurse For example, 68 % of the grade K-8 children ranked anatomy and physiology, and sickness and medicine as oncologists to communication and funding problems. In the “recommendations” sections of the papers in this special their primary interests. Regarding their primary interests, issue, no mention of cancer education/prevention opportuni- only 11 % listed genetics and reproduction and 1.4 % ties for school-age children was made. Yet this is the age listed biotechnology [1]. group that begins to make lifestyle choices such as tobacco The teachers of these interested students, however, usually and/or tanning booth use. Without proper health science in- are not trained in science/health science education leaving it formation regarding

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Journal of Cancer EducationSpringer Journals

Published: Nov 10, 2013

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