| Title |
Opportunities for Skin Cancer Prevention Education among Individuals Attending a Community Skin Cancer Screening in a High-Risk Catchment Area
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|---|---|
| Published in |
Journal of Community Health, July 2017
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| DOI | 10.1007/s10900-017-0406-8 |
| Pubmed ID | |
| Authors |
Bridget Grahmann Parsons, Lisa H. Gren, Sara E. Simonsen, Garrett Harding, Douglas Grossman, Yelena P. Wu |
| Abstract |
Despite the highly preventable nature of skin cancer, it remains the most commonly diagnosed form of cancer in the United States. Recommendations for a complete skin cancer prevention regimen include engaging in photoprotection (e.g., sunscreen use), avoiding skin cancer risk behaviors (e.g., tanning), and receiving total body skin exams from a health care provider. The current study examined reported engagement in these behaviors among participants attending a community skin cancer screening (N = 319) in a high-risk catchment area to assess the need for increased health education on skin cancer prevention. Participants' responses indicate a history of suboptimal avoidance of skin cancer risk behaviors. Over half of participants (52%) reported four or more blistering sunburns before age 20, and 46% reported indoor tanning at least one during their lifetime. There is a need among this population for education regarding a complete skin cancer prevention regimen, which could improve adherence to photoprotection and avoidance of skin cancer risk behaviors, thereby reducing morbidity and mortality due to skin cancer. |
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| United States | 2 | 67% |
| Unknown | 1 | 33% |
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| Members of the public | 3 | 100% |
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| Unknown | 33 | 100% |
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| Student > Master | 6 | 18% |
| Researcher | 6 | 18% |
| Student > Postgraduate | 3 | 9% |
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 3 | 9% |
| Student > Doctoral Student | 2 | 6% |
| Other | 3 | 9% |
| Unknown | 10 | 30% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
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| Medicine and Dentistry | 10 | 30% |
| Psychology | 3 | 9% |
| Nursing and Health Professions | 3 | 9% |
| Social Sciences | 2 | 6% |
| Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology | 1 | 3% |
| Other | 4 | 12% |
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