Cancer awareness among adolescents in second-level education: a mixed methods systematic review.

IF 2.1 4区医学 Q1 EDUCATION & EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH

Health Education Research Pub Date : 2025-05-12 DOI:10.1093/her/cyaf014

Stephanie Lawrence, Serena FitzGerald, Josephine Hegarty, Mohamad M Saab

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This systematic review aimed to synthesize evidence from studies that explored cancer awareness among adolescents. The systematic review was conducted in accordance with the Joanna Briggs Institute's (JBI) guidelines. Seven electronic databases were systematically searched for studies published between January 2010 and March 2022. The search was updated in April 2024. Data extraction and quality appraisal were performed. Data were synthesized narratively. A total of 21 studies were included for review. Overall, adolescents were found to have low cancer symptom awareness and to report several perceived barriers to symptomatic presentation for cancer. Adolescents also seemed underinformed about modifiable lifestyle behaviours associated with cancer, which has the potential to lead to a higher level of engagement in health risk behaviours. Findings from this review indicate the importance of actively promoting cancer awareness among adolescents. This has the potential to lead to increased knowledge and help-seeking for symptoms of cancer among adolescents, which in turn would lead to earlier diagnosis and ultimately more positive patient outcomes.

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二级教育中青少年的癌症意识：一项混合方法的系统回顾。

本系统综述旨在综合研究青少年癌症意识的证据。系统评价是按照乔安娜布里格斯研究所（JBI）的指导方针进行的。系统地检索了2010年1月至2022年3月期间发表的七个电子数据库。该搜索于2024年4月更新。进行数据提取和质量评价。数据以叙述的方式合成。共纳入21项研究进行综述。总体而言，发现青少年对癌症症状的认识较低，并报告了一些可感知的癌症症状表现障碍。青少年似乎也不了解与癌症有关的可改变的生活方式行为，这有可能导致更高程度地参与健康风险行为。这篇综述的发现表明积极促进青少年癌症意识的重要性。这有可能导致青少年对癌症症状的认识和寻求帮助的增加，这反过来又会导致早期诊断和最终更积极的患者结果。

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