Exploring prostate cancer literacy and family cancer awareness in college students: Getting ahead of the curve in cancer education

Journal of Cancer Education

Volumn 28, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 617-622

  Campbell, Lisa C ^a   McClain, Jasmyne ^a  

^a EAST CAROLINA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Cancer literacy; Family history; Young adults

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; AWARENESS; FEMALE; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH LITERACY; HUMAN; MALE; PROSTATE TUMOR; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RISK FACTOR; STUDENT; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AWARENESS; FEMALE; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION TO DISEASE; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HEALTH LITERACY; HUMANS; MALE; PROSTATIC NEOPLASMS; RISK FACTORS; STUDENTS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84888587819     PISSN: 08858195     EISSN: 15430154     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s13187-013-0546-1     Document Type: Article

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