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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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A multifaceted perspective on skin cancer prevention [PDF]

, 2015
Solar ultraviolet radiation has been acknowledged as the main culprit for the three major types of skin cancer which are among the most numerous (basal cell carcinoma [BCC], squamous cell carcinoma [SCC]) and most dangerous (cutaneous malignant ...
Reinau, Daphne
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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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Resource provision and environmental change for the prevention of skin cancer: systematic review of qualitative evidence from high-income countries. [PDF]

, 2012
This paper presents the findings of a systematic review of qualitative studies from high-income (OECD) countries relating to sun protection and skin cancer, with a focus on barriers and facilitators for the following interventions: resource provision ...
Jamal, Farah, Cooper, C, Lorenc, Theo, Cooper, Chris, Lorenc, T, Jamal, F   +5 more
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Retinoids in prevention of skin cancer

Cancer Letters, 1997
Two chemoprevention randomized clinical trials were begun in 1984 to evaluate retinoids in the prevention of skin cancers. Moderate risk subjects with a history of at least 10 actinic keratoses and at most two prior skin cancers were enrolled in the SKICAP-AK trial and randomized to 25,000 IU retinol or placebo daily for 5 years.
T E, Moon, N, Levine, B, Cartmel, J L, Bangert   +3 more
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Folate in Skin Cancer Prevention [PDF]

, 2011
Skin, the largest, most exposed organ of the body, provides a protective interface between humans and the environment. One of its primary roles is protection against exposure to sunlight, a major source of skin damage where the UV radiation (UVR) component functions as a complete carcinogen.
J D, Williams, Elaine L, Jacobson, H, Kim, M, Kim, M K, Jacobson   +4 more
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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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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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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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Primary prevention of skin cancer [PDF]

BMJ, 1994
Concern about the effect of stratospheric ozone depletion has drawn attention to the incidence of skin cancer, which is already high in some countries and is increasing in others. Predictions of increased rates of skin cancer associated with ozone depletion are based on the belief that these tumours are related to sunlight.
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