Sunburns and risk of cutaneous melanoma: does age matter? A comprehensive meta-analysis

LK Dennis, MJ Vanbeek, LEB Freeman, BJ Smith… - Annals of …, 2008 - Elsevier
PURPOSE: Sunburns are an important risk factor for melanoma and those occurring in
childhood are often cited as posing the greatest risk. We conducted a meta-analysis to …

Risk prediction models for melanoma: a systematic review

JA Usher-Smith, J Emery, AP Kassianos… - … , biomarkers & prevention, 2014 - AACR
Melanoma incidence is increasing rapidly worldwide among white-skinned populations.
Earlier diagnosis is the principal factor that can improve prognosis. Defining high-risk …

Genetic variants in pigmentation genes, pigmentary phenotypes, and risk of skin cancer in Caucasians

H Nan, P Kraft, DJ Hunter, J Han - International journal of …, 2009 - Wiley Online Library
Human pigmentation is a polygenic quantitative trait with high heritability. Although a large
number of single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) have been identified in pigmentation …

A randomized trial of tailored skin cancer prevention messages for adults: Project SCAPE

K Glanz, ER Schoenfeld… - American journal of …, 2010 - ajph.aphapublications.org
Objectives. We evaluated the impact of a mailed, tailored intervention on skin cancer
prevention and skin self-examination behaviors of adults at moderate and high risk for skin …

Melanoma early detection with thorough skin self-examination: the “Check It Out” randomized trial

MA Weinstock, PM Risica, RA Martin… - American Journal of …, 2007 - Elsevier
BACKGROUND: Monthly thorough skin self-examination (TSSE) is an important practice for
early melanoma detection that is performed by a small minority of the population. DESIGN: A …

Validity of self-reported sunscreen use by parents, children, and lifeguards

K Glanz, F McCarty, EJ Nehl, DL O'Riordan… - American journal of …, 2009 - Elsevier
BACKGROUND: Verbal self-report is the method most often used to assess sunscreen use,
but the data may be confounded by recall error and social desirability. Sunscreen swabbing …

Predictors of sun protection behaviors and severe sunburn in an international online study

R Bränström, NA Kasparian, Y Chang, P Affleck… - … Biomarkers & Prevention, 2010 - AACR
Background: The incidence of melanoma continues to increase in many countries, and
primary prevention of melanoma includes avoidance of sunburn as well as adequate sun …

[HTML][HTML] Genome-wide association study of tanning phenotype in a population of European ancestry

H Nan, P Kraft, AA Qureshi, Q Guo, C Chen… - Journal of Investigative …, 2009 - Elsevier
We conducted a multistage genome-wide association study (GWAS) of tanning response
after exposure to sunlight in over 9,000 men and women of European ancestry who live in …

Diffusion of an effective skin cancer prevention program: design, theoretical foundations, and first-year implementation.

K Glanz, A Steffen, T Elliott, D O'riordan - Health Psychology, 2005 - psycnet.apa.org
This article describes the design and theoretical foundations of the Pool Cool Diffusion Trial
and reports 1st-year findings. Aims of the study are to evaluate the effects of 2 strategies for …

Associations of social factors and self-efficacy with skin-self examination intentions among Hispanics at risk for skin cancer and their preferences for digital …

Z Niu, CJ Heckman - Cyberpsychology, Behavior, and Social …, 2024 - liebertpub.com
Skin cancer ranks as the most prevalent cancer in the United States. Over the past two
decades, the incidence of melanoma, the deadliest form of skin cancer, among Hispanics …