TY - JOUR
T1 - Time to get serious about skin cancer prevention
AU - Lazovich, De Ann
AU - Choi, Kelvin
AU - Vogel, Rachel Isaksson
PY - 2012/11
Y1 - 2012/11
N2 - In this commentary, we discuss the skin cancer epidemic in the United States and provide data to indicate that the United States public is not protecting itself from ultraviolet radiation, the primary risk factor for melanoma, and nonmelanoma skin cancer. In our opinion, skin cancer control in this country may be hindered by uncertainty about the effectiveness of sun protection strategies, inconsistent messages about the relative effectiveness of sun protection measures by federal and national organizations, and conventional research approaches that have identified few effective sun protection interventions for adults and targeted individuals for behavior change without considering the environmental context.Apolicy and research agenda is put forth to remedy the apparent insufficiencies in the current approach to skin cancer prevention in the United States.
AB - In this commentary, we discuss the skin cancer epidemic in the United States and provide data to indicate that the United States public is not protecting itself from ultraviolet radiation, the primary risk factor for melanoma, and nonmelanoma skin cancer. In our opinion, skin cancer control in this country may be hindered by uncertainty about the effectiveness of sun protection strategies, inconsistent messages about the relative effectiveness of sun protection measures by federal and national organizations, and conventional research approaches that have identified few effective sun protection interventions for adults and targeted individuals for behavior change without considering the environmental context.Apolicy and research agenda is put forth to remedy the apparent insufficiencies in the current approach to skin cancer prevention in the United States.
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U2 - 10.1158/1055-9965.EPI-12-0327
DO - 10.1158/1055-9965.EPI-12-0327
M3 - Article
C2 - 22962407
AN - SCOPUS:84869224738
SN - 1055-9965
VL - 21
SP - 1893
EP - 1901
JO - Cancer Epidemiology Biomarkers and Prevention
JF - Cancer Epidemiology Biomarkers and Prevention
IS - 11
ER -