Interventions to prevent skin cancer by reducing exposure to ultraviolet radiation

Saraiya, Mona; Glanz, Karen; Briss, Peter A.; Nichols, Phyllis; White, Cornelia; Das, Debjani; Smith, S. J.; Tannor, Bernice B.; Hutchinson, Angela B.; Wilson, Katherine; Gandhi, Nisha B; Lee, Nancy C.; Rimer, Barbara K.; Coates, Ralph C; Kerner, Jon; Hiatt, Robert A.; Buffler, Patricia A.; Rochester, Phyllis

doi:10.1016/j.amepre.2004.08.009

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“…Treatment for skin cancer includes cryosurgery, curettage and electrodessication, tumor excision (Antony, 2000). The disease is an almost preventable one (WHO, 2003;Saraiya et al, 2004). Primary prevention measures such as minimizing sun exposure by changing sunbathing habits, avoiding artificial tanning devices, using sunscreen, seeking shade, using a sunscreen with appropriate sun protection factor, wearing sunglasses, and wearing protective clothing can significantly reduce the number of cases (WHO, 2003;Warren et al, 2004).…”

Section: What Turkish Nurses Know and Do About Skin Cancer And Sun Prmentioning

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What Turkish Nurses Know and Do about Skin Cancer and Sun Protective Behavior

Andsoy¹,

Gül²,

Şahin³

et al. 2013

Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention

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Section: What Turkish Nurses Know and Do About Skin Cancer And Sun Prmentioning

confidence: 99%

What Turkish Nurses Know and Do about Skin Cancer and Sun Protective Behavior

Andsoy¹,

Gül²,

Şahin³

et al. 2013

Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention

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“…These services include interventions that prevent motor vehicle injuries, violence, tobacco use, and STIs and have been recommended by the Community Preventive Services Task Force. [87][88][89][90][91][92] Applying this strategy could mean, for example, that if a community or school had a good injury-prevention program, a clinician might omit or limit discussions about injury during office visits to make more room for other CPSs that can only be provided in the clinical setting (eg, immunizations or STI laboratory screening). For this strategy to work, clinicians would need a high level of awareness of local community health activities.…”

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Adolescent Immunizations and Other Clinical Preventive Services: A Needle and a Hook?

et al. 2008

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Advances in technology have led to development of new vaccines for adolescents, but these vaccines will be added to a crowded schedule of recommended adolescent clinical preventive services. We reviewed adolescent clinical preventive health care guidelines and patterns of adolescent clinical preventive service delivery and assessed how new adolescent vaccines might affect health care visits and the delivery of other clinical preventive services. Our analysis suggests that new adolescent immunization recommendations are likely to improve adolescent health, both as a "needle" and a "hook." As a needle, the immunization will enhance an adolescent's health by preventing vaccine-preventable diseases during adolescence and adulthood. It also will likely be a hook to bring adolescents (and their parents) into the clinic for adolescent health care visits, during which other clinical preventive services can be provided. We also speculate that new adolescent immunization recommendations might increase the proportion and quality of other clinical preventive services delivered during health care visits. The factor most likely to diminish the positive influence of immunizations on delivery of other clinical preventive services is the additional visit time required for vaccine counseling and administration. Immunizations may "crowd out" delivery of other clinical preventive services during visits or reduce the quality of the clinical preventive service delivery. Complementary strategies to mitigate these effects might include prioritizing clinical preventive services with a strong evidence base for effectiveness, spreading clinical preventive services out over several visits, and withholding selected clinical preventive services during a visit if the prevention activity is effectively covered at the community level. Studies are needed to evaluate the effect of new immunizations on adolescent preventive health care visits, delivery of clinical preventive services, and health outcomes. Pediatricians have a unique opportunity to influence adolescents and their families by helping young people build a strong foundation of good health that will continue into their adult lives.American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) 1 D ELIVERING PREVENTIVE services to US adolescents* is a public health priority. 2,3 Although most US adolescents are healthy, millions of adolescents initiate behaviors and lifestyles that can adversely affect their immediate and long-term health. 4 Potentially modifiable adolescent behaviors include failure to use seat belts, unsafe operation of motor vehicles, carrying weapons, using alcohol and other drugs, unprotected sex, inactivity, and overeating. These behaviors are directly linked to injuries and death, as well as to sexually transmitted infections (STIs), unintended *The definition of "adolescent" differs across studies and organizations; in this report, an adolescent is a person aged 11 to 18 years, unless otherwise specified.www.pediatrics.org/cgi

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“…6 During the past decade, there have been numerous public health efforts to increase the use of sun protection at a multitude of sites, including beaches, 7 schools, 8 pediatrician offices, 9 pools, 7 and ski slopes, 10 to name a few. [11][12][13][14] Despite these efforts, reported prevalence of recent sunburn in children and adolescents remains high. 15 Studies in this age group have shown that skin cancer knowledge increases with age; however, practices often trail behind.…”

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Prospective Study of Sunburn and Sun Behavior Patterns During Adolescence

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WHAT'S KNOWN ON THIS SUBJECT: Childhood UV light exposures, specifically sunburns, have been shown to be associated with melanoma development later in life.WHAT THIS STUDY ADDS: To date, most studies in this age group have been cross sectional in nature. This is the first prospective study of sunburn and sun behaviors in this age group. abstract OBJECTIVES: Early childhood UV light radiation (UVR) exposures have been shown to be associated with melanoma development later in life. The objective of this study was to assess sunburn and changes in sunburn and sun behaviors during periadolescence. METHODS:A prospective, population-based study was conducted in fifthgrade children (∼10 years of age) from Framingham, Massachusetts. Surveys were administered at baseline (September-October 2004) and again 3 years later (September-October 2007). Surveys were analyzed to assess prevalence of reported sunburn and sun behaviors and to examine changes in response over the follow-up period.RESULTS: Data were analyzed from 360 participants who had complete information regarding sunburn at both time points. In 2004, ∼53% of the students reported having at least 1 sunburn during the previous summer, and this proportion did not significantly change by 2007 (55%, P = .79), whereas liking a tan and spending time outside to get a tan significantly increased (P , .001). In 2004, 50% of students reported "often or always" use of sunscreen when outside for at least 6 hours in the summer; this proportion dropped to 25% at the followup evaluation (P , .001).CONCLUSIONS: With at least 50% of children experiencing sunburns before age 11 and again 3 years later, targeting children in pediatric offices and community settings regarding unprotected UV exposure may be a practical approach. Because periadolescence is a time of volatility with regard to sun behaviors, learning more about children who receive sunburns versus those who avoid them is a critical research task.

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Interventions to prevent skin cancer by reducing exposure to ultraviolet radiation

Cited by 232 publications

References 181 publications

What Turkish Nurses Know and Do about Skin Cancer and Sun Protective Behavior

What Turkish Nurses Know and Do about Skin Cancer and Sun Protective Behavior

Adolescent Immunizations and Other Clinical Preventive Services: A Needle and a Hook?

Prospective Study of Sunburn and Sun Behavior Patterns During Adolescence

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