Small-Scale School-Based Cancer Education to Improve Awareness and Risk Reduction Knowledge Among Adolescents: A Pilot Study
Nia Imani Bailey, Jenna Bucolo, Katelyn Bucolo, Brittnee Cannon, Samuel Elenwo, Monique Gary, Trudean Haye, Rebecca Kusters · 2026
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Nia Imani Bailey and co-authors pilot in 2026 a small school program that teaches teens about cancer and how to lower its risk. Cancer is rising among young people in the United States, yet many teens know little about habits that drive risk. Baseline gaps in the group were wide.
Only about a fifth of students knew vaccination helps prevent some cancers before the lessons began. Under half grasped risks from smoking and alcohol, and about half could spot warning symptoms. Two structured sessions lifted knowledge across the board, including genetic literacy and sun safety. The team argues that short, early teaching fits school timetables and could scale, especially where health literacy runs low.
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| CREATOR | Nia Imani Bailey, Jenna Bucolo, Katelyn Bucolo, Brittnee Cannon, Samuel Elenwo, Monique Gary, Trudean Haye, Rebecca Kusters |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2026 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 50507 |
| LICENSE | https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |