Firefighter Skin Cancer and Sun Protection Practices

Skin Cancer and Sun protection in Skin of Color

Skin cancer preventive behavior and sun protection recommendations.

OBJECTIVES To summarize, in tabular form, the current literature and information available for skin cancer preventive behaviors and sun protection recommendations. DATA SOURCES Peer-reviewed literature, web sites of professional and federal organizations. CONCLUSION The link between skin cancer and ultra-violet radiation (UVR) exposure is well documented. Primary skin cancer prevention must...

SUN protection for the skin

LINC complexes, consisting of inner nuclear membrane SUN proteins and outer nuclear membrane KASH proteins, connect the nucleus to the cytoskeleton, transmitting forces that control the nucleus's position within the cell. But how LINC complexes affect the cytoskeleton, and thus the balance of forces across cells and tissues, is less well understood. Stewart et al. now demonstrate that the LINC ...

Sun Exposure, Sun-Related Symptoms, and Sun Protection Practices in an African Informal Traditional Medicines Market

Informal workers in African market trade have little formal protection against sun exposure. We aimed to examine sun exposure, sun-related symptoms, and sun protection practices in an informal occupational setting. Trained fieldworkers asked 236 workers in the Warwick Junction market about their workplace, skin and eye sensitivity and skin colour, symptoms faced at work during the summer due to...

Lifeguards' sun protection habits and sunburns: association with sun-safe environments and skin cancer prevention program participation.

OBJECTIVE To examine associations among outdoor pool environments, social norms, pool policies, and participation in a sun safety program with lifeguards' sun protection habits and sunburn. DESIGN Cross-sectional survey. SETTING Outdoor swimming pools across the United States. PARTICIPANTS Lifeguards and aquatic instructors at pools participating in the Pool Cool skin cancer prevention pr...