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Understanding Cancer

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Understanding Cancer is an educational curriculum designed to inform community members of the cancer disease. Developed using reliable, evidence-based sources, the curriculum introduces key topics related to the disease. All of the materials are designed to build knowledge and improve health-related decision-making while providing the tools and resources necessary to recognize what you can do to lower the risk of cancer. By sharing this knowledge, we aim to help individuals learn more about cancer and how to prevent it.

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Goals & Objectives

The curriculum’s goal is to inform, empower, and engage patients, cancer survivors, caregivers, and friends or family members on topics relating to cancer. After completing this cancer education training, participants will be able to:

  • discuss ways to reduce cancer risk
  • understand recommended cancer screening exams and screening guidelines
  • identify local and national resources to learn more about cancer

History

The Cancer 101: A Cancer Education and Training Program for American Indian and Alaska Natives was the original inspiration for developing a community-based cancer curriculum. Due to the success of Cancer 101, members from the Appalachia Community Cancer Network’s (ACCN) created a curriculum called Understanding Cancer Guidebook and Study Sheets that was funded by the National Cancer Institute and focused on populations in the Appalachian region. The Understanding Cancer 2nd Edition curriculum includes extended and updated content as well as new activities and resources for all to reference.

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