Exposure to solar ultraviolet (UV) radiation is a known cause of skin cancer. Sunbed use
represents an increasingly frequent source of artificial UV exposure in light‐skinned …

Background Epidemiologic studies have associated tanning bed exposure and cutaneous
melanoma. The relationship between the extent of tanning bed exposure and the risk of …

BACKGROUND: The failure of skin cancer prevention efforts to alter tanning behaviors may
be a result of the addictive nature of UV light. OBJECTIVE: This study attempts to determine …

Objective To examine skin cancer awareness and behavior in white Hispanic (WH) and
white non-Hispanic (WNH) high school students because increasing incidence and delayed …

BACKGROUND: Indoor tanning is common among adolescents. OBJECTIVE: Our purpose
was to examine the influence of parents and peers on adolescent indoor tanning …

Exposure to ultraviolet radiation is the main modifiable risk factor for melanoma. Strong
epidemiologic and molecular evidence links sun exposure to the development of melanoma …

The purpose of this study was to evaluate the effectiveness of Go Sun Smart, a sun safety
education program, directed to parents and children enrolled in ski and snowboard schools …

Skin cancer represents an increasingly worldwide public health problem. Because an
estimated 50% to 80% of the skin's lifetime sun damage is thought to occur in childhood, it is …

Background/purpose: Previous studies implicate sunbeds in skin cancer aetiology. Women
use sunbeds considerably more than men and the relation between sunbed use and skin …

Tanning device usage is prevalent among adolescents. Few studies have assessed the role
of parental influence on children's use of indoor tanning facilities. Our objective was to …