Abstract
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. J Cancer Educ . 2007; 22:86–90.
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*Presented at the Annual Meeting of the American Public Health Association, San Francisco, CA, 2003.