Raney R B, O'Donnell J F, Brooks C M, Gallagher R E, Chamberlain R M, Kupchella C E, Bakemeier R F
Department of Pediatrics, University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center, Houston 77030.
J Cancer Educ. 1994 Fall;9(3):141-4. doi: 10.1080/08858199409528295.
The status of cancer education in U.S. medical schools was reassessed in the Cancer Education Survey II, which was initiated in 1989. One thousand and thirty-five cancer educators from 126 of the country's 128 medical schools participated, including 65 pediatric oncologists and 36 family physicians. All agreed that the most important aspects of cancer to teach medical students are early detection and cancer prevention; they considered less important electives in basic science, radiation therapy, and surgical oncology. The 101 pediatric oncologists and family physicians believed that more curriculum time should be devoted to cancer epidemiology, psychosocial aspects, and palliative care. Approximately one third of these 101 physicians also expressed the desire to have more teaching materials available in five general areas: patient education about pediatric cancer, nutrition, epidemiology, palliative care, and continuing care. Lay-language information about pediatric cancer, participation in clinical trials, and current cancer research is still needed.
1989年启动的《癌症教育调查II》对美国医学院校的癌症教育状况进行了重新评估。来自美国128所医学院校中的126所院校的1035名癌症教育工作者参与了此次调查，其中包括65名儿科肿瘤学家和36名家庭医生。所有人都认为，向医学生传授癌症知识时最重要的方面是早期检测和癌症预防；他们认为基础科学、放射治疗和外科肿瘤学等选修课程相对没那么重要。101名儿科肿瘤学家和家庭医生认为，应该在课程中安排更多时间用于讲授癌症流行病学、心理社会方面以及姑息治疗。在这101名医生中，约有三分之一还表示希望在五个一般领域能有更多的教学材料：针对小儿癌症患者的教育、营养、流行病学、姑息治疗以及持续护理。目前仍然需要有关小儿癌症的通俗易懂的信息、参与临床试验的信息以及当前癌症研究的信息。
