title: Public and professional aspects of the use of education in the control and prevention of cancer.
abstract: Studies of educational programs designed to encourage (i) regular systematic breast self-examination and (ii) participation in cervical screening programs demonstrate the necessity for precision in defining and evaluating cancer education aims and methods. Preteaching and postteaching and one-year follow-up data from both studies compare the immediate and longer-term effects of teaching on opinions and knowledge and relate these to behavior.
mesh_terms: D001294:Attitude to Health; D001943:Breast Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis; D005069:Evaluation Studies as Topic; D005260:Female; D006266:Health Education; D006801:Humans; D009369:Neoplasms / Q000517:prevention & control*; D010173:Palpation; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D013997:Time Factors; D002583:Uterine Cervical Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis