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Attitudes about and practices for skin cancer prevention among patients with dermatological issues in Hanoi, Vietnam: a cross-sectional study

Environmental Health and Preventive Medicine, 2020
Background Raising awareness and educating people regarding practices for skin cancer or melanoma prevention are critical in the context of the adversely increasing effects of global climate change.
Trang H. T. Nguyen, Bach X. Tran, Sau H. Nguyen, Carl A. Latkin, Cuong T. Nguyen, Son H. Nguyen, Hai Q. Pham, Cyrus S. H. Ho, Roger C. M. Ho, Jin-Kyoung Oh   +9 more
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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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Non melanoma skin cancer pathogenesis overview [PDF]

, 2018
(1)Background: Non-melanoma skin cancer is the most frequently diagnosed cancer in humans. The process of skin carcinogenesis is still not fully understood.
Bottoni Ugo, Cantisani Carmen, Didona Dario, Paolino Giovanni   +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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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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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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Effects of niacin restriction on sirtuin and PARP responses to photodamage in human skin. [PDF]

, 2012
Sirtuins (SIRTs) and poly(ADP-ribose) polymerases (PARPs), NAD(+)-dependent enzymes, link cellular energy status with responses to environmental stresses.
Benavente, Claudia A, Jacobson, Elaine L, Schnell, Stephanie A   +2 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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Reduction in squamous cell carcinomas in mouse skin by dietary zinc supplementation. [PDF]

, 2016
Inadequate dietary Zn consumption increases susceptibility to esophageal and other cancers in humans and model organisms. Since Zn supplementation can prevent cancers in rodent squamous cell carcinoma (SCC) models, we were interested in determining if it
Druck, Teresa, Fong, Louise Y., Huebner, Kay, Liu, James, Pan, Xueliang, Quimby, Donald, Schrock, Morgan S., Shen, Rulong, Sun, Jin, Zanesi, Nicola   +9 more
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