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Forty years of Slip! Slop! Slap! A call to action on skin cancer prevention for Australia

Public Health Research & Practice, 2022
This year, 2021, marks the 40th anniversary of the iconic Slip! Slop! Slap! campaign which launched Australia’s status as a global leader in skin cancer prevention.
Heather Walker, Clover Maitland, Tamara Tabbakh , Paige Preston, Melanie Wakefield , Craig Sinclair   +5 more
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Effectiveness of a tailored web app on sun protection intentions and its implications for skin cancer prevention: A randomized controlled trial.

PLOS Digital Health, 2022
Skin cancers related to sunexposure are rising globally, yet largely preventable. Digital solutions enable individually tailored prevention and may play a crucial role in reducing disease burden.
Vasileios Nittas, Margot Mütsch, Tobias Frey, Julia Braun, Milo A Puhan   +4 more
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Skin Cancer Narratives on Instagram: Content Analysis

JMIR Infodemiology, 2022
BackgroundSkin cancer is among the deadliest forms of cancer in the United States. The American Cancer Society reported that 3 million skin cancer cases could be avoided every year if individuals are more aware of the risk factors
Basma Gomaa, Rebecca F Houghton, Nicole Crocker, Eric R Walsh-Buhi   +3 more
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Effect of a Single Preoperative Dose of Oral Antibiotic to Reduce the Incidence of Surgical Site Infection Following Below-knee Dermatological Flap and Graft Repair

Dermatology Practical & Conceptual, 2019
Background: Surgical site infection (SSI) rates for below-knee dermatological surgery are unacceptably high, particularly following complex flap and graft closures. The role of antibiotic prophylaxis for these surgical cases is uncertain.
Helena Rosengren, Clare F. Heal, Petra G. Buttner   +2 more
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An objective and cross-sectional examination of sun-safe behaviours in New South Wales primary schools

BMC Public Health, 2017
Background Previous evaluations have supported the link between sun protection policies and improved sun protection behaviours. However these evaluations have relied on self-reported data.
Dean A. Dudley, Wayne G. Cotton, Matthew J. Winslade, Bradley J. Wright, Kirsten S. Jackson, Alexandra M. Brown, Vanessa Rock   +6 more
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Preventing skin cancer

BMJ, 2003
Health promotion strategies to prevent deaths from skin cancer, particularly melanoma, have two components: advice on early recognition and advice on prevention. The population is perhaps heeding advice on early recognition. Five year survival from melanoma in England and Wales is improving, particularly in female patients,1 probably because the cancer
Alison, Fry, Julia, Verne
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Occupational skin cancer and precancer

JDVI (Journal of General Procedural Dermatology & Venereology Indonesia), 2016
Occupational skin cancer and precancerous lesions are skin disorders caused by exposure to chemical carcinogens such as polycyclic hydrocarbons and arsenic, or radiation, such as ultraviolet light and ionizing light in the workplace. Annual increase in
Fifinela Raissa, Githa Rahmayunita, Sri Linuwih Menaldi, Dewi Soemarko   +3 more
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Skin cancer knowledge, attitudes, beliefs, and prevention practices among medical students: A systematic search and literature review

International Journal of Women's Dermatology, 2018
Background: As future physicians, medical students will play an important role in the prevention of skin cancers by becoming directly involved in skin cancer prevention education and counseling patients about the hazards of ultraviolet light.
V.K. Nahar, MD, PhD, MS, A.H. Wilkerson, PhD, G. Ghafari, MPH, B. Martin, BS, W.H. Black, MD, J.F. Boyas, PhD, M. Savoy, PhD, G. Bawa, MS, F.C. Stafford, Jr, DO, M. Scott, BSN, RN, T.B. Grigsby, BS, Z. Gromley, PhD, J.M. Grant-Kels, MD, R.T. Brodell, MD   +13 more
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Inflammatory Bowel Disease and Skin Cancer: An Assessment of Patient Risk Factors, Knowledge, and Skin Practices

Journal of Skin Cancer, 2016
Objective. Patients with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) are at increased risk from skin cancer. Aims include assessing IBD patients’ risk factors and knowledge of skin cancer and current skin protection practices to identify gaps in patient education ...
Jessica N. Kimmel, Tiffany H. Taft, Laurie Keefer   +2 more
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Epigenetic Cancer Prevention Mechanisms in Skin Cancer [PDF]

The AAPS Journal, 2013
Epigenetics is an important emerging area for study of mechanisms of cancer prevention. In recent years, it has been realized that cancer prevention agents, derived from natural dietary sources, impact cancer cell survival by modulating epigenetic processes.
Kamalika, Saha, Thomas J, Hornyak, Richard L, Eckert   +2 more
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