Cancer education plays a key role in the nation’s war on cancer suffering and death. The AACE is composed of an interdisciplinary membership from the world’s academic medical centers who are responsible for developing, implementing and evaluating cancer education. Each year for more than 50 years, leaders in cancer education from the US and abroad come together to share the results of their educational research, learn new education and research strategies, and keep abreast of developments in the field. The overall goals of the 2008 meeting are for cancer educators to:

Learn about innovative interventions and methods to successfully educate physicians, nurses, health educators, students, patients, families, and/or the public in the areas of:

• Cancer Research
• Basic, Behavioral and Clinical
• Cancer Prevention
• Risk Factor Reduction (such as smoking)
• Screening
• Nutrition
• Cancer Treatment
• Surgical
• Chemotherapeutic
• Radiological
• Supportive Cancer Care
• Communication Skills
• Growth factors and antiemetics
• Access to care and services