title: Nursing roles in cancer prevention position statements.
abstract: Preventing cancer saves the labor of mending social, economic, cultural, and emotional upheaval engendered by a diagnosis of cancer. The four position statements discussed in this article provide a wealth of perspective regarding the professional organizations' views on cancer prevention and the important roles of nurses.
authors.affiliation: University of Arizona College of Nursing, Tucson, AZ 85721-0203, USA.
authors.forename: Lois
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Loescher
mesh_terms: D005817:Genetic Counseling / Q000592:standards; D006801:Humans; D008327:Mammography / Q000451:nursing; D008403:Mass Screening / Q000451:nursing; D009369:Neoplasms / Q000517:prevention & control*; D024802:Nurse's Role; D009859:Oncology Nursing / Q000592:standards*; D016134:Organizational Policy; D017410:Practice Guidelines as Topic; D011322:Primary Prevention / Q000592:standards; D012956:Societies, Nursing; D014481:United States; D014626:Vaginal Smears / Q000451:nursing