This study aimed to determine whether there have been shifts in news coverage of sun protection issues over a 12-year period in the context of an evolving skin cancer prevention agenda. A content analysis was performed on all relevant articles (N = 552) published in the two metropolitan daily newspapers in Melbourne, Australia, from 2001 to 2012. Coding variables included theme, article type, p...

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...

ISSUE ADDRESSED The study investigates whether the perceived sun protective practices of the peer group during a day-time recreational boat trip were associated with the sun protective attitudes and behaviours of individuals on the same boat. METHODS Cross-sectional survey of recreational boat users conducted in Townsville, North Queensland, during the summer of 2003. One hundred and twenty-f...

BACKGROUND Previous evaluations of the SunSmart Program have supported the link between a written sun protection policy and improved sun protection behaviours in New South Wales (NSW) primary schools. However these evaluations have relied on self-reported data and research suggests that direct observations are required to better represent schools' usual sun protective practices. METHODS/DESIG...

This paper reports data on the first national survey of sun-protection measures of Australian secondary school students. A cross-sectional survey of a representative sample of 23,915 Australian school children in Years 7-12 was conducted in 1993. Students were questioned about usual sun-protection practices, beliefs about skin cancer and suntans, and sunburn history. The results showed differen...

Dermoscopic Pattern Globular N/A † † 96 Reticular N/A 91 Reticular and Globular N/A 51 Homogeneous N/A 107 * Some categories do not equal group totals or 100% due to missing or incomplete information. † A higher sun protection score indicates a higher level of sun protection. † †Dermoscopic pattern was ascertained at follow-up (age 14) time point only.

Ultraviolet radiation from the sun, in countless laboratory and clinical studies, has been implicated to cause inflammation of the skin, oxidative stress and free-radical damage, among other problems. While sun-protecting topical products have been useful to assist in reducing sun damage, their protection alone is not adequate to prevent ultraviolet effects. Because of this, new skin protecting...

T he handheld umbrella (HU) is a commonly employed method of sun protection by women in many countries in Asia (45% in China) and the Middle East. In Turkey, hats and umbrellas were found to be the most common photoprotection accessories. The HU was standard outdoor attire for women of the 18th and 19th centuries in the United States. In the next century, sunscreen, hats, and sun-protective clo...

Skin cancer is the most common form of cancer; the World Health Organization estimates that more than 2 million cases of skin cancer are being diagnosed each year worldwide. Excessive sun exposure and ultraviolet (UV) radiation are the major avoidable risk factors for skin cancer, including melanoma. Sun protection can be achieved through behavioral modification, social changes and environmenta...

Short-wavelength visible light (blue light) of the Sun has caused retinal damage in people who have stared fixedly at the Sun without adequate protection. The author quantified the blue-light hazard of the Sun according to the International Commission on Non-Ionizing Radiation Protection (ICNIRP) guidelines by measuring the spectral radiance of the Sun. The results showed that the exposure limi...