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Implementing Community-Based Prostate Cancer Education in Rural South Carolina: a Collaborative Approach Through a Statewide Cancer Alliance

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The purpose of this study was to evaluate the impact of implementing community-based prostate health education programs in rural communities. Prostate cancer (PrCA) remains one of the most common cancers among men, and a growing body of literature demonstrates that large interracial differences in PrCA incidence and mortality rates consistently disfavor African Americans in comparison to European Americans. It also is evident, despite the overall decrease in cancer death rates in the USA in recent decades, rural areas are experiencing a reduction in death rates much more slowly. In this study, education session content focused on PrCA risk factors, symptoms, screening, healthy diet and exercise, treatment options, and provider communication strategies. Forty individuals participated and completed pre/post-education program surveys to assess changes in PrCA knowledge and cancer decision-making. Participants showed improvements in education and awareness following the session, and overall impressions of the program were consistently positive as exhibited by participants’ answers on a satisfaction survey. The findings demonstrate the real need both in terms of research to understand the underlying problem and to provide practical solutions that can be implemented to reverse the current situation. The results obtained support community-based education programs as an effective means of delivering PrCA prevention, screening, and treatment information to rural communities.

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Acknowledgments

We are grateful to our community partners and education session participants.

Funding

This work is funded in part by the South Carolina Cancer Alliance Prostate Cancer Workgroup and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Prevention Research Centers, South Carolina Cancer Prevention and Control Research Network (U48 DP006401-01S5).

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  1. College of Arts and Sciences, University of South Carolina, 1521 Greene Street, Columbia, SC, 29208, USA

    Catherine Troy & Ashley Brunson

  2. South Carolina Honors College, University of South Carolina, 1215 Blossom Street, Columbia, SC, 29208, USA

    Catherine Troy & Andrew Goldsmith

  3. Department of Health Promotion, Education, and Behavior, Arnold School of Public Health, University of South Carolina, 915 Greene Street, Columbia, SC, 29208, USA

    Catherine Troy, Ashley Brunson, Andrew Goldsmith, Samuel Noblet & Daniela B. Friedman

  4. Statewide Cancer Prevention and Control Program, University of South Carolina, 915 Greene Street, Columbia, SC, 29208, USA

    Samuel Noblet, Susan E. Steck, James R. Hebert & Daniela B. Friedman

  5. Department of Epidemiology & Biostatistics, Arnold School of Public Health, University of South Carolina, 915 Greene Street, Columbia, SC, 29208, USA

    Susan E. Steck & James R. Hebert

  6. Upstate Prostate Cancer Alliance, 412 Perry Hill Road, Easley, SC, 29640, USA

    Johnny Payne

  7. AID Upstate, 811 Pendleton Street, Suite 10, Greenville, SC, 29601, USA

    Doug McCormick

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Troy, C., Brunson, A., Goldsmith, A. et al. Implementing Community-Based Prostate Cancer Education in Rural South Carolina: a Collaborative Approach Through a Statewide Cancer Alliance. J Canc Educ 37, 163–168 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1007/s13187-020-01800-7

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