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ArticleJournal of cancer education : the official journal of the American Association for Cancer Education2021

Awareness of the European Code Against Cancer of Family Medicine Residents and Nursing and Medicine Students in Spain.

Luis Ángel Pérula-de Torres, Esperanza Romero-Rodríguez, José Ignacio Moscosio-Cuevas, Roger Ruiz-Moral, Celia Jiménez-García, Antonio Ranchal-Sanchez, Sara Palenzuela-Paniagua

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Article in Journal of cancer education : the official journal of the American Association for Cancer Education, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.

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  2. A Mobile Exhibition to Advance Cancer Prevention Awareness: A Cross-Sectional Evaluation Using the RE-AIM Framework.Journal of cancer education : the official journal of the American Association for Cancer Education · 2026
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Luis Ángel Pérula-de TorresInstituto Maimónides de Investigación Biomédica de Córdoba (IMIBIC), Hospital Universitario Reina Sofía, Universidad de Córdoba, Avda. Menéndez Pidal s/n, 14011, Córdoba, Spain. langel.perula.sspa@juntadeandalucia.es.
Esperanza Romero-RodríguezInstituto Maimónides de Investigación Biomédica de Córdoba (IMIBIC), Hospital Universitario Reina Sofía, Universidad de Córdoba, Avda. Menéndez Pidal s/n, 14011, Córdoba, Spain.
José Ignacio Moscosio-CuevasUnidad Docente Multiprofesional de Atención Familiar y Comunitaria de Córdoba, Córdoba, Spain.
Roger Ruiz-MoralInstituto Maimónides de Investigación Biomédica de Córdoba (IMIBIC), Hospital Universitario Reina Sofía, Universidad de Córdoba, Avda. Menéndez Pidal s/n, 14011, Córdoba, Spain.
Celia Jiménez-GarcíaInstituto Maimónides de Investigación Biomédica de Córdoba (IMIBIC), Hospital Universitario Reina Sofía, Universidad de Córdoba, Avda. Menéndez Pidal s/n, 14011, Córdoba, Spain.
Antonio Ranchal-SanchezInstituto Maimónides de Investigación Biomédica de Córdoba (IMIBIC), Hospital Universitario Reina Sofía, Universidad de Córdoba, Avda. Menéndez Pidal s/n, 14011, Córdoba, Spain.
Sara Palenzuela-PaniaguaTeaching Unit of Family and Community Medicine of Ceuta, Ceuta, Spain.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Health professionals and students in training are key for early diagnosis of cancer. The objective of this study was to evaluate the awareness of Family Medicine (FM) residents and Medicine and Nursing undergraduate students in Spain regarding the European Code Against Cancer (ECAC). This was a descriptive, cross-sectional, and multicenter study. LOCATION: Teaching Units of FM of Cordoba and Ceuta and Schools of Medicine and Nursing of the Universities of Cordoba and Francisco de Vitoria of Madrid (Spain).

participantsresidents of FM and Medicine and Nursing undergraduate Spanish students.

interventionself-administered questionnaire to assess the awareness about the ECAC. A total of 651 subjects participated (52.4% [95% CI 48.5-56.2] Nursing students, 34% [95% CI 30.3-37.6] Medicine students, and 13.6% [95% CI 11.0-16.3] FM residents). Of the total subjects participated, 74.8% were women. Mean age: 22.34 years (standard deviation, 4.68; range, 18-52; 95% CI, 21.98-22.70). A total of 76.8% (95% CI 73.5-80.1) declared to be unaware of the ECAC. Those referring to be aware of the ECAC mainly knew it through degree subjects (7.5% [95% CI 5.5.5-9.6]). Residents of FM (p < 0.001), older participants (p < 0.001), and those belonging to the Teaching Units (p = 0.002) showed a better awareness of the ECAC. Our findings reveal the unawareness on the ECAC in three out of four participants. The access to the advice described in the ECAC through the Medicine and Nursing Schools and FM Teaching Units is poor. The awareness of the ECAC of postgraduate residents is higher than that the awareness of the undergraduate students.

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NeoplasmsStudents, MedicalStudents, NursingAdultCross-Sectional StudiesFamily PracticeFemaleHumansSpainSurveys and QuestionnairesYoung AdultCancer preventionEuropean Code Against CancerHealthcare professionalsPrimary CareUndergraduate students

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