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College students’ knowledge of risk and screening recommendations for breast, cervical, and testicular cancers

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Background. There is a gap in the literature regarding the knowledge of college students about breast, cervical, and testicular cancers.Methods. I surveyed 3362 college students were surveyed about their knowledge of risk factors and screening recommendations for these 3 cancers during the 2002–2003 school year at a large public university in the Northeast.Results. Students knew approximately 50% of the information about risk factors and screening recommendations for these 3 cancers.Conclusions. Based on these results, college students appear to have limited knowledge about breast, cervical, and testicular cancers and need education about them.

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    Present address: Department of Preventive Medicine and Public Health, Research Instructor, University of Kansas Medical Center, Mail-Stop 1008, 3901 Rainbow Boulevard, 66160, Kansas City, KS

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Daley, C.M. College students’ knowledge of risk and screening recommendations for breast, cervical, and testicular cancers. J Canc Educ 22, 86–90 (2007). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF03174354

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