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Expanding Cancer Prevention Education to National and International Audiences: The National Cancer Institute's Principles and Practice of Cancer Prevention and Control Annual Summer Course

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The Summer Curriculum in Cancer Prevention has been sponsored by the National Cancer Institute's Cancer Prevention Fellowship Program for over two decades. This curriculum includes a 4-week course entitled “Principles and Practice of Cancer Prevention and Control.” The ultimate goal of this course is to present the most current cancer prevention research to a diverse workforce of researchers and practitioners eager to address the current challenges in this field. The course covers the current status of cancer prevention research and practice, ranging from epidemiology and clinical practice, and from basic to behavioral science research. It is comprised of lectures grouped into nine modules representing broad and specific topics relevant to cancer prevention. Course participants come from a broad cross-section of career stages, professions, and research interests, and are from across the USA and other countries. Over time and in response to feedback from participants, the course has developed to meet the needs and expectations of this diverse audience, and may serve as a model for those interested in cancer prevention education and training in other countries.

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Acknowledgments

We would like to thank past CPFP staff members, Ms. Barbara Redding and Dr. Douglas L. Weed, for their insightful discussions about the summer course and for maintaining detailed records on course format and attendance since its inception, and Ms. Studly Auguste, a current CPFP staff member, for her efforts to make the summer course a success. We also thank members of NCI's Office of International Affairs (OIA), Drs. Joe Harford and Makeda Williams and Ms. Isabel Otero, who discussed the history of OIA's involvement with the course and their follow-up efforts of international course participants with us. Lastly, we thank the NCI leadership for their continued support of the Summer Curriculum in Cancer Prevention.

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  1. National Cancer Institute, Cancer Prevention Fellowship Program, 6120 Executive Blvd (EPS), Suite 150E, MSC 7105, Bethesda, MD, 20892-7105, USA

    Jessica M. Faupel-Badger & David E. Nelson

  2. Food and Drug Administration, Center for Tobacco Products, Rockville, MD, USA

    Dana M. van Bemmel

  3. Center for Cancer Training, National Cancer Institute, Bethesda, MD, USA

    Jessica M. Faupel-Badger, Jonathan S. Wiest & David E. Nelson

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Faupel-Badger, J.M., van Bemmel, D.M., Wiest, J.S. et al. Expanding Cancer Prevention Education to National and International Audiences: The National Cancer Institute's Principles and Practice of Cancer Prevention and Control Annual Summer Course. J Canc Educ 26, 619–625 (2011). https://doi.org/10.1007/s13187-011-0257-4

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