Table 2.

Presentation description

Learning objective	Technique	Time (minutes)
Introduction	Verbal information on what the session is going to cover and allow people to leave if they feel uncomfortable	2
Encourage open discussion about cancer	Role play – young people act out a scenario with the person sitting next to them and feed back to the speaker	3
Encourage open discussion about cancer	True or false quiz with students conferring on the answers	5
Encourage open discussion about cancer	Film clip of talking openly about cancer and explaining why it is important to talk about it	2
What is cancer	Verbal and written information on basic biology of cancer, with pictures of normal and abnormal cells	5
Explanation of why cancer information is important for this age group	Verbal and written information on numbers of young people, and general population, with cancer in the UK and emotions involved with a cancer diagnosis	5
Issues around delays in diagnosis in young people with cancer	Verbal ‘story telling’ of real life case study; film clip	6
Signs and symptoms of cancer	Film clips of young people describing their symptoms; verbal and written description	5
Types of cancer	Written list and verbal description	5
Information about ways in which to reduce the risk of developing cancer later in life	True or false quiz about: Smoking, alcohol, diet, exercise and sun safety	10
How cancer is treated and side effects of treatment	Verbal information on chemotherapy, radiotherapy and surgery	5
Information about Teenage Cancer Trust	Film and verbal information about what the charity does to help young people with cancer	5
Recap key facts and challenge young people to tell family what they have learned	Parent-adolescent homework activity sheet	2