{"title":"Human genetics education as part of the Japanese Cancer Education Comprehensive Support Project.","authors":"Fumi Yamada-Kurebayashi, Motoko Sasaki, Asami Kuga, Risa Kojima, Hidehiko Miyake","doi":"10.1007/s12687-022-00623-x","DOIUrl":null,"url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>In Japan, cancer education has been initiated with children as a measure against cancer. Cancer genome medicine, which is a social implementation, includes aspects of genetic medicine. For this reason, it is assumed that content related to \"genetics\" is also necessary in cancer education. To investigate the actual situation regarding the teaching of genetics in cancer education, we conducted a questionnaire survey of schoolteachers involved in cancer education; these schoolteachers belonged to the model school of the Cancer Education Comprehensive Support Project. Regarding genetic content, we asked questions related to two aspects: \"the molecular genetic mechanisms of cancer\" and \"the phenomenon of sharing cancer in the family.\" The results showed that about 60% of the teachers had experience teaching content related to the molecular genetic mechanisms of cancer and the phenomenon of sharing cancer in the family. While many teachers felt that teaching genetics in cancer education was necessary, they also felt that there were difficulties in doing so: 65.2% for content related to the molecular genetic mechanisms of cancer and 70.8% for that related to the phenomenon of sharing cancer in the family. It is important to properly treat cancer as a genetic disease, and it is necessary to examine government curriculum guidelines and establish a collaborative system among other subjects. In addition, the involvement of specialists in genetic medicine and psychosocial support is expected to improve teachers' genetic literacy as well as to communicate with students with consideration for their family history.</p>","PeriodicalId":46965,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Community Genetics","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":1.5000,"publicationDate":"2023-04-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10104996/pdf/12687_2022_Article_623.pdf","citationCount":"1","resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":null,"PeriodicalName":"Journal of Community Genetics","FirstCategoryId":"1085","ListUrlMain":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s12687-022-00623-x","RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":null,"ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":null,"EPubDate":"","PubModel":"","JCR":"Q4","JCRName":"GENETICS & HEREDITY","Score":null,"Total":0}
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Abstract
In Japan, cancer education has been initiated with children as a measure against cancer. Cancer genome medicine, which is a social implementation, includes aspects of genetic medicine. For this reason, it is assumed that content related to "genetics" is also necessary in cancer education. To investigate the actual situation regarding the teaching of genetics in cancer education, we conducted a questionnaire survey of schoolteachers involved in cancer education; these schoolteachers belonged to the model school of the Cancer Education Comprehensive Support Project. Regarding genetic content, we asked questions related to two aspects: "the molecular genetic mechanisms of cancer" and "the phenomenon of sharing cancer in the family." The results showed that about 60% of the teachers had experience teaching content related to the molecular genetic mechanisms of cancer and the phenomenon of sharing cancer in the family. While many teachers felt that teaching genetics in cancer education was necessary, they also felt that there were difficulties in doing so: 65.2% for content related to the molecular genetic mechanisms of cancer and 70.8% for that related to the phenomenon of sharing cancer in the family. It is important to properly treat cancer as a genetic disease, and it is necessary to examine government curriculum guidelines and establish a collaborative system among other subjects. In addition, the involvement of specialists in genetic medicine and psychosocial support is expected to improve teachers' genetic literacy as well as to communicate with students with consideration for their family history.
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The Journal of Community Genetics is an international forum for research in the ever-expanding field of community genetics, the art and science of applying medical genetics to human communities for the benefit of their individuals.
Community genetics comprises all activities which identify persons at increased genetic risk and has an interest in assessing this risk, in order to enable those at risk to make informed decisions. Community genetics services thus encompass such activities as genetic screening, registration of genetic conditions in the population, routine preconceptional and prenatal genetic consultations, public education on genetic issues, and public debate on related ethical issues.
The Journal of Community Genetics has a multidisciplinary scope. It covers medical genetics, epidemiology, genetics in primary care, public health aspects of genetics, and ethical, legal, social and economic issues. Its intention is to serve as a forum for community genetics worldwide, with a focus on low- and middle-income countries.
The journal features original research papers, reviews, short communications, program reports, news, and correspondence. Program reports describe illustrative projects in the field of community genetics, e.g., design and progress of an educational program or the protocol and achievement of a gene bank. Case reports describing individual patients are not accepted.
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