Ageing is a fundamental biological process in all living beings. Nowadays as a result of developments in preventive and therapeutic medicine, and improvements in the quality of life, ageing of the population is one of the most important demographic issues. In the elderly, cancer is one of the predominant causes of mortality and morbidity, and its incidence increases with ageing. Sixty percent of all cases with cancer, and 70% of cancer-related deaths occur in patients aged 65 years and over. For optimal care, and treatment of elderly cancer patients a multidisciplinary approach consisting of physical, psychological, and tumor-related assessments should be pursued. Because of increased incidence of cancer caused by demographic changes in Turkey and in the world, an increase in the burden of cancer in the population is expected. In the years to come, this expectation will also lead to an increase in cancer-related health expenses.

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COVID-19 is an infectious disease caused by a newly emerging coronavirus infection. A pandemic was announced by the World Health Organization (WHO) in March 2020 due to COVID-19 disease (WHO, 2020a;Li et al., 2020). Since the announcement of the COVID-19 pandemic, a total of 43 million COVID-19 cases have been reported globally, including approximately one million deaths. In Turkey, according to the latest data of the Ministry of Health, a total of 361 thousand COVID-19 cases, including 9,799 deaths, have been identified (WHO, 2020a).The COVID-19 pandemic has started to threaten the health care systems of countries and has increased the burden on health care professionals Açıksarı & Kınık, 2020). Health care professionals are the most valuable resource in protecting, preventing and treating public health for all countries (WHO, 2020b;

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The aim of this study is to evaluate the effects of Argumentation Based Science Teaching on 5 th grade students' conceptual understanding of the subjects related to "Matter and Change". This research is a qualitative research and its design is a multiple (compare) case study. In this study, semi-structured interviews related to the concepts were conducted before and after the experimental period in order to assess students' conceptual understanding. The result of the study showed that students who have been trained with argumentation-based science teaching approach showed progress in conceptual understanding. In addition, it has been observed that students were able to explain these concepts with correct warrants and connect them with everyday life.

Background In the COVID-19 pandemic, fear of coronavirus infection has caused individuals to hesitate to access medical services and postpone their participation in diagnostic and screening programs. With this research, it was aimed to examine the relationship between women’s wellness awareness and attitudes towards breast cancer screening during the COVID-19 pandemic. Methods The descriptive cross-sectional type research was conducted between 30 January 2021 and 30 July 2021. The sample of the study consisted of 396 women between the ages of 40 and 69 who were in the breast cancer screening population under national cancer screening standards and met the criteria for inclusion. The data of the study were collected using a web-based and self-reported questionnaire, Personal Information Form, Healthy Life Awareness Scale and Cancer Screening Attitude Scale. Results It was determined that more than half of women postponed breast cancer screening during the COVID-19 pandemic, and the reasons for the postponement were often fear of contamination. It was determined that there was a relationship between the participants’ awareness of healthy living and their attitudes towards cancer screening (P < 0.05). Conclusion It was found that approximately two out of every three women in the screening population during the pandemic did not have screening or postponed it due to fear of contamination. It was determined that women who had awareness of healthy living and had breast cancer screening before the pandemic had a positive attitude towards cancer screening during the COVID-19 pandemic period.