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The role of health literacy and health education in the prevention and course of neoplastic diseases
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Affiliations- Public Health Department, Medical University of Warsaw, Warsaw, Poland
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Abstract
The idea of health literacy is a relatively new term in contemporary health promotion, especially in Poland, where it has only recently started to be used. It was created as a result of the need to name a certain set of conditions and competences that could realistically determine the health of individuals and populations. This applies to both healthy people, including those at high risk of disease (the use of health literacy in prevention), as well as sick people (the use of health literacy in the course of a disease), including people suffering from oncological diseases.
Abstract
The idea of health literacy is a relatively new term in contemporary health promotion, especially in Poland, where it has only recently started to be used. It was created as a result of the need to name a certain set of conditions and competences that could realistically determine the health of individuals and populations. This applies to both healthy people, including those at high risk of disease (the use of health literacy in prevention), as well as sick people (the use of health literacy in the course of a disease), including people suffering from oncological diseases.
Keywords
health literacy; health education; health promotion; neoplastic diseases
About this articleTitle
The role of health literacy and health education in the prevention and course of neoplastic diseases
Journal
Nowotwory. Journal of Oncology
Issue
Article type
Review paper
Pages
39-44
Published online
2022-12-29
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2785
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158
DOI
10.5603/NJO.a2022.0066
Bibliographic record
Nowotwory. Journal of Oncology 2023;73(1):39-44.
Keywords
health literacy
health education
health promotion
neoplastic diseases
Authors
Dominik Olejniczak
Agata Olearczyk
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