Ultraviolet radiation (UVR) is an essential risk factor for the development of premalignant
skin lesions as well as of melanoma and non‐melanoma skin cancer. UVR exerts many …

BACKGROUND. Skin cancer represents a significant health threat with over 1.3 million
diagnoses, 8000 melanoma deaths, and more than $1 billion spent annually for skin cancer …

BACKGROUND: Reducing people's exposure to ultraviolet radiation is the primary strategy
for skin cancer prevention. OBJECTIVE: We sought to provide comprehensive national data …

BACKGROUND Exposure to ultraviolet radiation (UVR) results in a darkening of the skin
known as tanning. Recently, it has been shown that tanning is a response to UVR-induced …

Background Despite the increasing use of indoor tanning facilities, little is known regarding
the behaviour of adults with respect to artificial and natural ultraviolet (UV) radiation …

Objective To develop items to measure indoor tanning and sunless tanning that can be used
to monitor trends in population surveys or to assess changes in behavior in intervention …

Objective: The authors examined factors predicting college students' use of tanning beds.
Participants and Methods: Undergraduate students (N= 745) at a large Northeastern …

Objective To estimate the separate effects of sunlamp and tanning bed device use on
melanoma risk. Methods Population-based case–control study of 423 cases of melanoma …

OBJETIVO: Analisar a prevalência e fatores de risco para queimadura solar em jovens com
idade entre 10 e 29 anos. MÉTODOS: Estudo transversal de base populacional com …

Methods Two trained interviewers used a structured survey instrument to interview 28 key
informants who were knowledgeable about enforcement practices for laws regarding indoor …