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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2016 Dec 15.
Published in final edited form as: Cancer Res. 2015 Dec 1;75(24):5202–5205. doi: 10.1158/0008-5472.CAN-15-2077

Table 1. Critical components of cancer education.

Stakeholders
  • $ Everyone involved in discovery or delivery of cancer care, including basic researchers, clinicians, population scientists

  • • Patients and families of cancer patients

  • • Personnel interacting with patients and their families

Content
  • • Foundational technical knowledge with specialized options

  • • Training for teachers

  • $ Incorporates cross-training

  • • Integrates professional development, responsible conduct, ethics

Organization
  • • Institution-specific

  • $ Customizable

  • • Incorporates best practices

  • • At every level throughout the organization

  • • Coordinated

  • • Evaluable

Challenges
  • $ Reimbursement and funding models

  • $ Accessibility

  • $ Privacy

  • $ How to encourage recruitment into oncology-related fields

  • $ How to best disseminate best practices