PSYCHOSOCIAL APPROACHES TO CANCER PREVENTION

癌症研究的最新进展使目前健康个体的癌症预防和监测选择迅速扩大。行为研究在理解和管理癌症患者及其家属的心理社会需求方面做出了巨大贡献，包括癌症诊断的影响、涉及治疗决策的问题、应对治疗及其后遗症。然而，随着生物和基因科学的进步为行为科学家开辟了新的研究领域，在癌症风险和预防领域对社会心理研究的需求日益增加。本次会议的主要目标是召集杰出的癌症预防研究人员，回顾目前在心理社会研究和癌症预防方面的研究成果，以期整合趋同的理论和发现。在为期两天半的会议期间，讨论的主题将涵盖与癌症预防有关的生物行为问题的整个范围。特别是，会议将邀请24名资深科学家参加，他们在高危人群、决策、生活质量、烟草控制、精神神经免疫学、癌症化学预防、癌症预防试验中的方法问题以及外展挑战和新媒体技术等领域具有专业知识。将特别强调在服务不足和少数民族人群中预防癌症。本次会议的目标受众为在癌症中心工作的研究和临床心理学家、流行病学家、医生、护士和遗传咨询师、社会工作者、健康教育工作者、博士后研究员以及心理学、健康教育、健康促进和社会工作方面的学生。预计将有大约150人参加定于2000年10月20日至22日在费城科曼套房酒店举行的会议。

Recent developments in cancer research have resulted in a rapid expansion of cancer prevention and surveillance options for presently healthy individuals. Behavioral research has contributed greatly to the understanding and management of the psychosocial needs of cancer patients and their families, including the impact of a cancer diagnosis, issues involving treatment decision making, and coping with treatment and its after-effects. However, there is an increasing need for psychosocial research in the area of cancer risk and prevention, as advances in the biological and genetic sciences have opened up new areas of study for behavioral scientists. The primary goal of the proposed conference entitled "Psychosocial Approaches to Cancer Prevention" is to bring together outstanding cancer prevention researchers and to review current research efforts in psychosocial research and cancer prevention, with a view to integrate converging theories and findings. The topics addressed during the two and a half day conference will encompass the entire range of biobehavioral issues in relation to cancer prevention. In particular, the conference will feature 24 senior scientists with expertise in the areas of high risk populations, decision making, quality of life, tobacco control, psychoneuroimmunology, cancer chemoprevention, methodological issues in cancer prevention trials, as well as outreach challenges and new media technologies. Particular emphasis will be placed on cancer prevention among underserved and minority populations. The target audiences of the proposed conference are research and clinical psychologists, epidemiologists, medical doctors, nurses, and genetic counselors working in cancer centers, social workers, health educators, postdoctoral fellows, and students in psychology, health education, health promotion, and social work. It is anticipated that approximately 150 individuals will attend the meeting scheduled to take place from October, 20-22, 2000 at the Korman Suites hotel in Philadelphia.