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Data on cancer detailed by C.C. Su and co-authors

Published in Health Risk Factor Week, March 17th, 2009

According to recent research from Taichung, Taiwan, "To develop the Cancer Knowledge Scale for Elders and test its validity and reliability. The number of elders suffering from cancer is increasing."

"To facilitate cancer prevention behaviours among elders, they shall be educated about cancer-related knowledge. Prior to designing a programme that would respond to the special needs of elders, understanding the cancer-related knowledge within this population was necessary. However, extensive review of the literature revealed a lack of appropriate instruments for measuring cancer-related knowledge. A valid and reliable cancer knowledge scale for elders is necessary. A...

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