PSYCHOSOCIAL APPROACHES TO CANCER PREVENTION

癌症研究的最新进展导致癌症预防和监测的选择迅速扩大，适用于目前健康的个人。行为研究在理解和管理癌症患者及其家人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，以及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进行心理社会研究的需求越来越大。拟议的题为“癌症预防的心理社会方法”的会议的主要目标是将杰出的癌症预防研究人员聚集在一起，并审查当前在心理社会研究和癌症预防方面的研究努力，以期整合融合的理论和研究结果。在两天半的会议期间讨论的主题将涵盖与癌症预防有关的所有生物行为问题。特别是，会议将有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、心理神经免疫学、癌症化学预防、癌症预防试验中的方法学问题以及外联挑战和新媒体技术等领域拥有专业知识。将特别重视在服务不足和少数群体中预防癌症。拟议会议的目标受众是在癌症中心工作的研究和临床心理学家、流行病学家、医生、护士和遗传顾问、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.