Brief Questions Highlight the Need for Melanoma Information Campaigns

Melanoma awareness was briefly assessed at walk/runs held simultaneously in Philadelphia PA, Phoenix AZ, and Seattle WA. Of the participants, 75 % (1521) answered short questions during event registration. Among 1,036 respondents aged 14 years and older, 66 % reported knowing melanoma warning signs....

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Published in:Journal of cancer education 2013-12, Vol.28 (4), p.611-616
Main Authors: Foote, Janet A., Poole, Catherine M.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adolescent
Adult
Attitude to Health
Awareness
Biomedical and Life Sciences
Biomedicine
Cancer
Cancer Research
Child
Child, Preschool
Epidemiology
Female
Health behavior
Health Communication
Health Education
Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice
Humans
Infant
Infant, Newborn
Male
Melanoma
Melanoma - etiology
Melanoma - prevention & control
Middle Aged
Needs Assessment
Pharmacology/Toxicology
Physicians
Prevention
Program Development
Public Health
Risk Factors
Statistical Analysis
Sunlight - adverse effects
Surveys and Questionnaires
Ultraviolet radiation
Young Adult
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Summary:Melanoma awareness was briefly assessed at walk/runs held simultaneously in Philadelphia PA, Phoenix AZ, and Seattle WA. Of the participants, 75 % (1521) answered short questions during event registration. Among 1,036 respondents aged 14 years and older, 66 % reported knowing melanoma warning signs. Significantly more respondents with melanoma family history reported having a physician-administered skin exam and knowing warning signs. More than one third of walk/run participants reported no definitive melanoma warning sign knowledge. Self-reported melanoma awareness and detection indices were lowest among Phoenix participants; the event city with the greatest annual sun exposure. Educational efforts for melanoma awareness are critically needed. Selected results of this project were presented in a poster forum at the 2006 Congress for Epidemiology meeting held in Seattle, WA (June 2006).
ISSN:0885-8195
1543-0154
DOI:10.1007/s13187-013-0537-2