Public education mass media campaigns are an important intervention for influencing behaviour modifications. However, evidence on the effectiveness of such campaigns to encourage the population to reduce sun exposure is limited. This study investigates the benefits and costs of three skin cancer campaigns implemented in New South Wales from 2006-2013. This analysis uses Australian dollars (AUD)...

Mutations in nucleotide excision repair (NER) genes in humans result in the UV-induced skin cancer-prone disease xeroderma pigmentosum (XP). Mouse models that mimic XP have provided an informative experimental system with which to study DNA repair, as well as the molecular pathology of UV radiation-induced skin cancer. We reported previously that mice defective in the Xpc gene (Xpc-/-) are high...

Skin cancer is the most frequent cancer in the white population worldwide. Incidence of basal cell carcinoma (BCC), squamous cell carcinoma (SCC) and malignant melanoma (MM) is still increasing. This trend can be counteracted by means of primary and secondary prevention because the main risk factor for skin cancer - UV-radiation - is known, and, early detected, skin cancer can be cured successf...

OBJECTIVE To validate a disease-specific quality-of-life instrument--the Skin Cancer Index--intended to measure quality-of-life issues relevant to patients with nonmelanoma skin cancer. METHODS Internal reliability, convergent and divergent validity with existing scales, and factor analyses were performed in a cross-sectional study of 211 patients presenting with cervicofacial nonmelanoma ski...

The current paper summarizes relevant recent research on the high risk of recurrence, multiple skin cancers and second primary cancers in the growing number of people with a history of skin cancer; the ultimate purpose is to better assess the burden of malignancy following skin cancer. A number of challenges exist in identifying and tracking both melanoma and non-melanoma skin cancer (NMSC) cas...

Skin is a vital component of the human body and covers the entire human system. Skin cancer is one of the complex and severe types of cancer. Nowadays young adults are mostly affected by skin cancer. In spite of the unforeseen progression medical science, curing skin cancer is a complex process. Malignant melanoma is one type of skin cancer, which cannot be cured and leads to death unless detec...

OBJECTIVE To determine the influence of age and sex on why individuals seek skin cancer screening and their understanding of its benefits. DESIGN Voluntary survey. SETTING Academic dermatology department. PARTICIPANTS Individuals 18 years or older being seen for skin cancer screening from May to October 2009. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES Patients' reasons for seeking and perceived benefits of ...