{"title":"Correction: Recognizing the Unseen: Enhancing Family Caregiver Education in Morocco's Cancer Care.","authors":"Hiba Bourissi, Mellas Soufiane","doi":"10.1007/s13187-025-02735-7","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s13187-025-02735-7","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":50246,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Cancer Education","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.3,"publicationDate":"2025-09-19","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145088001","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Comment on \"The North Carolina PARTNERS Program: Preparing Undergraduates for Research Careers in Cancer Prevention, Causes, and Treatment in Traditionally Underrepresented Populations\".","authors":"Kailash Datkhile, Koyel Roy, Inamul Hasan Madar","doi":"10.1007/s13187-025-02723-x","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s13187-025-02723-x","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":50246,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Cancer Education","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.3,"publicationDate":"2025-09-19","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145092859","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Correction: HPV Vaccination in Morocco: Quiet Progress or Public Health Failure?","authors":"Hiba Bourissi, Aaouinat Zinab","doi":"10.1007/s13187-025-02737-5","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s13187-025-02737-5","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":50246,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Cancer Education","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.3,"publicationDate":"2025-09-19","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145087985","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Nobuyuki Wakui, Yuna Koakutsu, Mai Watanabe, Yui Yokoyama, Aika Okami, Shunsuke Shirozu, Kotaro Okada, Yoshinori Onuki, Yoshiaki Machida
{"title":"HPV Education and Its Impact on Vaccination Willingness and Recommendation Intentions Among Unvaccinated Japanese University Students: A Cross-Sectional Study.","authors":"Nobuyuki Wakui, Yuna Koakutsu, Mai Watanabe, Yui Yokoyama, Aika Okami, Shunsuke Shirozu, Kotaro Okada, Yoshinori Onuki, Yoshiaki Machida","doi":"10.1007/s13187-025-02733-9","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s13187-025-02733-9","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Although Japan resumed proactive HPV vaccination in 2022 and introduced catch-up initiatives, vaccination rates remain low, partly due to insufficient cancer education during school years. Moreover, male vaccination remains underrecognized despite its cancer prevention benefits. This study evaluated the effect of a planned educational intervention on HPV-related knowledge, willingness to receive vaccination, and recommendation intent among unvaccinated male and female university students. A total of 285 unvaccinated students participated in a planned educational intervention between October 29 and November 3, 2023. As part of a planned educational intervention conducted in a university setting, participants watched an educational YouTube video on HPV and cervical cancer and completed pre- and post-intervention surveys assessing their knowledge, vaccination willingness, and recommendation intent. Data were analyzed using McNemar's test and stepwise multiple regression analysis. Participants' knowledge about HPV and the vaccine significantly improved after the intervention (P < 0.001). Willingness to receive vaccination increased in both male and female participants, with a greater change observed among males (β = 0.79, P < 0.001). Improved knowledge was significantly associated with increased willingness to receive vaccination (β = 0.09, P = 0.001) and recommendation intent (β = 0.05, P = 0.038). These findings demonstrate that a brief, planned educational intervention can enhance vaccine-related knowledge and positively influence attitudes. Future efforts should incorporate such approaches across educational settings, including universities and earlier stages, to strengthen HPV vaccination awareness among both males and females and advance cancer-prevention education.</p>","PeriodicalId":50246,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Cancer Education","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.3,"publicationDate":"2025-09-18","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145088034","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Marco Marcasciano, Giuseppe Antonio D'Amico, Martina Astolfi, Diego Ribuffo, Federico Lo Torto
{"title":"Correspondence to \"Online Information on Lymphedema: Systematic Review of the Quality of Online Patient Resources\".","authors":"Marco Marcasciano, Giuseppe Antonio D'Amico, Martina Astolfi, Diego Ribuffo, Federico Lo Torto","doi":"10.1007/s13187-025-02734-8","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s13187-025-02734-8","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Lymphedema represents a chronic and debilitating disorder affecting hundreds of millions of people worldwide, with increasing trends due to population ageing and rising cancer incidence rates. The quality of online information patients can have access to seems to be critical in guiding them and their choices. The Ensuring Quality Information for Patients tool helps us in highlighting the lack of comprehensive coverage of all the relevant topics and procedural benefits for lymphedema disease. In this regard, surgeons and specialists still have a central role in actively leading their patients in navigating this complex field, warning them of possible misinformation and supporting them during counseling.</p>","PeriodicalId":50246,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Cancer Education","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.3,"publicationDate":"2025-09-16","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145076566","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Development and Implementation of a Digital Skills E-learning Program for Healthcare Professionals in Cancer: DigiCanTrain: Challenges and Solutions.","authors":"Maura Dowling, Virpi Sulosaari, Orlaith Hernon","doi":"10.1007/s13187-025-02726-8","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s13187-025-02726-8","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Digital health tools are becoming increasingly prevalent, requiring healthcare professionals to maintain high-level digital skills. In cancer care, digital technologies are utilised throughout the cancer care continuum, supporting cancer screening, patient education, symptom monitoring, and communication. This paper reports on the development and implementation of an e-learning pilot program, DigiCanTrain, for European healthcare professionals in cancer care. The program's overall goal is to enhance digital skills and increase readiness to use digital technology and digital health interventions among clinical and non-clinical healthcare professionals working with individuals affected by cancer. The DigiCanTrain program development was guided by the common micro-credential framework and involved a content production team from six European countries. The DigiCanTrain curriculum comprises five modules with 22 embedded submodules, designed for three specific groups: nurses, medical practitioners and non-clinical professionals. By fostering digital literacy and supporting professional development, the DigiCanTrain project represents a significant step toward modernising cancer care education and improving outcomes for people affected by cancer.</p>","PeriodicalId":50246,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Cancer Education","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.3,"publicationDate":"2025-09-12","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145042303","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Comment on \"Capacity of Understanding the Future Approaches in Cancer Treatment by Multiple Models of Artificial Intelligence\".","authors":"B Shuriya, Yugdeep Kaur, Koyel Roy","doi":"10.1007/s13187-025-02728-6","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s13187-025-02728-6","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":50246,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Cancer Education","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.3,"publicationDate":"2025-09-12","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145042310","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Complex Interventions for Cancer and Cholangiocarcinoma: A Systematic Review and Applications for Public Education.","authors":"Sukunta Muadthong, Jasdeep Brar, Pattapong Kessomboon, Nusaraporn Kessomboon, Vanessa Catenacci, Nomjit Nualnetr, Ricardo Angeles, Gina Agarwal","doi":"10.1007/s13187-025-02705-z","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s13187-025-02705-z","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Cholangiocarcinoma (CCA) is highly prevalent in Northeast Thailand and has a poor prognosis. The Community-based Health Education and Communication (CHEC) model is a complex health education intervention designed to prevent CCA. This review aims to identify complex health interventions for cancer and CCA prevention and determine the necessary evidence to enhance the CHEC program for evaluation in Khon Kaen, Thailand. A systematic review was conducted across nine electronic databases for articles published from January 1, 2012, to March 2024. Search terms were relevant to experimental study designs assessing community-based complex interventions for cancer and CCA prevention. Titles, abstracts, and full-text articles were screened according to PRISMA guidelines and the inclusion criteria by two independent reviewers. The Mixed Methods Appraisal Tool was used to assess the risk of bias of included studies, and the data was analyzed using a narrative approach. A total of 92 studies were included in this review: 32 studies focused on complex interventions for CCA prevention, while 60 studies addressed non-CCA cancer prevention. From 11 randomized controlled trials with significant positive outcomes and low risk of bias, five major intervention components were identified: health education, participant engagement, reminders, patient support, and health influencers. Health education was the most frequently implemented component, reinforcing its essential role in cancer prevention efforts. These components will be integrated into the CHEC model, with their development and implementation tailored to the Northeast Thailand community to prevent and improve CCA outcomes. This review offers actionable insights for public cancer education globally, particularly in low- and middle-income countries, by emphasizing the value of culturally tailored, multi-component, community-based education to enhance cancer prevention efforts.</p>","PeriodicalId":50246,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Cancer Education","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.3,"publicationDate":"2025-09-12","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145042243","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Emma L Myers, Isaac T Sluder, Shantanu Srivatsa, Laura Villa-Torres, Rachel C Blasiak
{"title":"Free Sunscreen Dispensers on a University Campus: A Pilot Study of Awareness and Use.","authors":"Emma L Myers, Isaac T Sluder, Shantanu Srivatsa, Laura Villa-Torres, Rachel C Blasiak","doi":"10.1007/s13187-025-02731-x","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s13187-025-02731-x","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Skin cancer is the most common malignancy in the USA, yet many young adults underestimate their risk. To promote prevention, ten free sunscreen dispensers were installed across a university designated as a Skin Smart Campus. We conducted a cross-sectional survey of 203 students, staff, and faculty to assess sun protection behaviors and dispenser use. While 72 participants (35.5%) reported seeing the dispensers, only 46 (22.7%) reported actual use. Use was generally infrequent, but nearly all users (91.3%) reported increased awareness of sun safety, and 41.3% endorsed greater vigilance about monitoring for skin changes. Common barriers included lack of visibility, reliance on personal sunscreen, and concerns about product texture. Suggested improvements included clearer signage, mirrors, and less greasy formulations. While installation alone did not ensure widespread engagement, dispensers appeared to nudge preventive awareness and behaviors. These findings highlight both promise and limitations, underscoring the need for larger studies to refine implementation and evaluate long-term impact.</p>","PeriodicalId":50246,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Cancer Education","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.3,"publicationDate":"2025-09-09","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145024632","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Naomi D Parker, Skyler B Johnson, Andy J King, Tithi B Amin, Briony Swire-Thompson, Zhongyue Zhang, Carma L Bylund
{"title":"Assessing Cancer Patients' Exposure to Treatment Misinformation.","authors":"Naomi D Parker, Skyler B Johnson, Andy J King, Tithi B Amin, Briony Swire-Thompson, Zhongyue Zhang, Carma L Bylund","doi":"10.1007/s13187-025-02712-0","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s13187-025-02712-0","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Understanding when and how patients encounter cancer treatment misinformation (CTM) is essential for developing innovative strategies to combat its spread. However, a major challenge in CTM research is the lack of a reliable and valid tool to assess exposure to misinformation. This study aimed to evaluate patients' exposure to CTM through the exposure to cancer treatment misinformation (ECTM) survey. CTM was operationalized as including unproven or disproven cancer treatments, foregoing recommended conventional cancer treatments, and acceptance of myths and misconceptions directly or indirectly related to cancer care. A total of 110 participants with a cancer diagnosis completed the survey. They were asked to identify non-evidence-based potential cancer treatments that they had heard of from a provided list. Overall, 93% (n = 102) reported exposure to at least one form of CTM. Most (79%) had encountered at least one cancer myth or misconception identified by the U.S. National Cancer Institute. Passive exposure to CTM, rather than active information-seeking, was more commonly reported. Friends and family were cited by participants as the most common source of CTM. These findings underscore the utility of the ECTM survey in capturing multiple dimensions of CTM exposure, including source, exposure type (seeking versus scanning), categorizing CTM types, and whether patients engage oncologists in discussions about the CTM they encounter. Future research should focus on validating the ECTM across diverse populations, exploring patient-oncologist communication about CTM, identifying patterns of CTM exposure, and using the tool as an outcome measure in interventions designed to decrease misinformation exposure.</p>","PeriodicalId":50246,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Cancer Education","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.3,"publicationDate":"2025-09-06","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145006765","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}