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Sun Protective Behaviors and Attitudes of Runners

Sports, 2021
Sun exposure is a risk factor for skin cancer. Knowledge and behaviors around sun exposure protective measures are poorly described in athletes including runners.
Adam S. Tenforde, Michael Fredericson, Kierann E. S. Toth, Kristin L. Sainani   +3 more
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Skin cancer risk perception and sun protection behavior at work, at leisure, and on sun holidays: a survey for Danish outdoor and indoor workers

Environmental Health and Preventive Medicine, 2018
Background To prevent occupational skin cancer, it is essential that the sun-protective behavior of outdoor workers is adequate. The aim is to study the sun-protective behavior of Danish outdoor workers at work, at leisure, and on sun holiday and compare
Kasper Grandahl, Kristina Sophie Ibler, Gunnar Hellmund Laier, Ole Steen Mortensen   +3 more
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The Interest in Nanomaterials for Topical Photoprotection

Cosmetics, 2015
Wearing clothes and using sun protection products are effective ways of preventing non-melanocytic skin cancer. Sun protection products are classified as cosmetics in Europe.
Céline Couteau, Laurence Coiffard
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Revisiting the Role of Irradiance in the Determination of Sunscreens’ Sun Protection Factor [PDF]

The Journal of Physical Chemistry Letters, 2020
The efficacy of a sunscreen tends to be associated with its sun protection factor (SPF) value, a figure determined in a test that relies on the independence of the SPF value to both UV radiation dose and irradiance. We probe these assumptions when photoinduced product degradation is present, and we estimate that the theoretical limit for their validity
Aleix Bacardit, Xavier Cartoixà
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ESTIMATION OF PHYTOCHEMICALS SCREENING AND SUN PROTECTION FACTOR (SPF) NUMBER IN COMMONLY USED ETHANOLIC FRUIT EXTRACTS [PDF]

, 2017
The aim of the present study is phytochemical screening and the ultraviolet absorption properties of ethanolic herbal extracts of some commonly used vegetable sources by determining the sun protection factor (spf) number.
Chandaka Madhu , Dr.K.Murali Krishna, Sunkara Bhawani, K.Ramanji Reddy*, Dr.B.Jagan mohan reddy, K.Deepthi
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Attitudes, Barriers, Motivations to Sun Protection in Reunion Island’s Schools: Qualitative Study

Risk Management and Healthcare Policy, 2022
Sebastien Leruste,1 Mathilde Marx,1 Cassie Ah-Mouck,1 Lindsay Yap-Chim,1 Nathalie Sultan-Bichat,2,3 Marie Beylot-Barry,4 Michel Spodenkiewicz,5,6,* Jessica Dumez,1,6,* Antoine Bertolotti3,6,7 1University Department of General Medicine, Saint ...
Leruste S, Marx M, Ah-Mouck C, Yap-Chim L, Sultan-Bichat N, Beylot-Barry M, Spodenkiewicz M, Dumez J, Bertolotti A   +8 more
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Daily Minutes of Unprotected Sun Exposure (MUSE) Inventory: Measure description and comparisons to UVR sensor and sun protection survey data

Preventive Medicine Reports, 2018
One in five US adults will be diagnosed with skin cancer. As most skin cancers are attributable to sun exposure, this risk factor is an important target for research and intervention. Most sun exposure measures assess frequency of specific sun-protection
Tammy K. Stump, Lisa G. Aspinwall, Elizabeth L. Gray, Shuai Xu, Nenita Maganti, Sancy A. Leachman, Nabil Alshurafa, June K. Robinson   +7 more
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Knowledge and behavior of Lebanese parents regarding melanoma prevention in public and private school children

Melanoma Management, 2021
Aim: Assess the knowledge and behavior of Lebanese parents when it comes to melanoma and its prevention in children. Methods: A survey, to be completed by parents, was sent through children from three schools.
Léa El Haddad, Tarek Souaid, Diana Kadi, Joya-Rita Hindy, Karim Souaid, Hampig Raphael Kourie, Roland Tomb   +6 more
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SunSmart? Skin cancer knowledge and preventive behaviour in a British population representative sample

, 2005
The incidence of skin cancer has risen rapidly in the UK over the last 20 years, prompting public health organizations to try and raise awareness of the dangers of sun exposure and the need to practice sun-safe behaviour.
Miles, Anne, Swanston, D., Miles, A, J. Waller, D. Swanston, Waller, J., Swanston, D, Hiom, S, Waller, J, S. Hiom, A. Miles, Hiom, S.   +11 more
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A Qualitative Exploration of Parental Perceptions Regarding Children's Sun Exposure, Sun Protection, and Sunburn

Frontiers in Public Health, 2021
Sun protection among children is of utmost importance since sunburn in early life is a major risk factor for skin cancer development. Because parents play a vital role in enhancing sun safety among children, this study explored parental perceptions ...
Karlijn Thoonen, Liesbeth van Osch, Rowan Drittij, Hein de Vries, Francine Schneider   +4 more
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