Skin cancer prevention : a call to action / Adrianne Stone, editor.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Stone, Adrianne, editor.

Series:

Cancer etiology, diagnosis, and treatments.

Cancer Etiology, Diagnosis and Treatments

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Skin--Cancer--Prevention.

Skin.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (192 p.)

Place of Publication:

New York : Nova Biomedical, 2014.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Skin cancer is the most commonly diagnosed cancer in the United States, and most cases are preventable. Despite efforts to address skin cancer risk factors, such as inadequate sun protection and intentional tanning behaviors, skin cancer rates, including rates of melanoma, have continued to increase in the United States and worldwide. The goal of this book is to increase skin cancer awareness and to call for actions to reduce its risk. It outlines steps we can all take-as individuals, parents, educators, employers, policy makers, health care professionals, and communities-to reverse this alarm

Contents:

""SKIN CANCER PREVENTION: A CALL TO ACTION""; ""SKIN CANCER PREVENTION: A CALL TO ACTION""; ""Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data""; ""Preface""; ""Chapter 1: The Surgeon General�s Call to Action to Prevent Skin Cancer: Facts for Consumers*""; ""Skin Cancer Is Common and Costly""; ""UV (Ultraviolet) Exposure Is a Major Cause of Skin Cancer�and the Most Preventable""; ""Indoor Tanning Increases the Risk if Skin Cancer, Including Melanoma""; ""Myths About Tanning""; ""Everyone Can Play a Part in Preventing Skin Cancer""; ""What Can Policymakers Do?""

""What Can Businesses and Employers Do?""""What Can Health Care Systems, Insurers, and Clinicians Do?""; ""What Can Early Learning Centers, Schools, Colleges, and Universities Do?""; ""What Can Community, Non-Profit, and Faith-Based Organizations Do?""; ""What Can Individuals and Families Do?""; ""Chapter 2: The Surgeon General�s Call to Action to Prevent Skin Cancer*""; ""Skin Cancer As a Major Public Health Problem""; ""Why We Must Act Now""; ""Why a Focus on UV Radiation?""; ""Sources of UV Radiation Addressed in This Document""; ""UV Exposure and Overexposure""

""Skin Cancer Incidence and Mortality""""Nonmelanoma Skin Cancers""; ""Basal Cell Carcinomas""; ""Squamous Cell Carcinomas""; ""Melanoma""; ""Variation by Sex""; ""Variation by Anatomic Site""; ""Variation by State""; ""Survival""; ""Economic Burden of Skin Cancer""; ""Risk Factors for Skin Cancer""; ""Genetic Factors""; ""Skin Type""; ""Race and Ethnicity""; ""Exposure to UV Radiation""; ""Types of UV Radiation""; ""U.S. Environmental Protection Agency�s UV Index""; ""UV Exposure and Skin Cancer""; ""Chronic versus Intermittent UV Exposure""; ""Outdoor Workers""; ""Indoor Tanning""

""Other Harms Caused by Excessive UV Exposure""""Complex Relationship between Outdoor UV Exposure,""; ""Vitamin D, and Human Health""; ""Vitamin D""; ""Dietary Sources of Vitamin D""; ""Medical Uses of UV Exposure""; ""Benefits of Being Outdoors""; ""Risks of Indoor Tanning Outweigh Any Potential Benefits""; ""Current Trends in Sun Protection, Sunburn, and Indoor Tanning""; ""Indoor Tanning""; ""Reducing the Risk of Skin Cancer""; ""For Individuals""; ""Sun Protection Strategies""; ""Wear Protective Clothing""; ""Wear a Hat and Sunglasses""; ""Seek Shade""; ""Avoid Times of Peak Sunlight""

""Use Sunscreen""""Avoid Indoor Tanning and Sunbathing""; ""Barriers to Using Sun Protection""; ""Barriers to Reducing Intentional Tanning""; ""Social Norms Regarding Tanned Skin""; ""For Clinicians""; ""For Communities and Schools""; ""Current Evidence on Effective Community-Level Interventions""; ""Prevention Policies in Schools""; ""Barriers to Interventions in Schools and Communities""; ""For Outdoor Work Settings""; ""State and Local Policies, Legislation, and Regulation""; ""Sun Protection Policies and Legislation""; ""Sun Protection""; ""Education and Awareness""

""Indoor Tanning Policies and Legislation""

Notes:

Includes index.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (ebrary, viewed November 7, 2014).

ISBN:

1-63463-103-X

OCLC:

894508941