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Preventing Skin Cancer In Adolescent Girls Through Intervention With Their Mothers, Mary K. Baker
Preventing Skin Cancer In Adolescent Girls Through Intervention With Their Mothers, Mary K. Baker
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Indoor tanning (IT) before the age of 35 increases one’s risk for melanoma by 75%, and epidemiological data show a 6.1% annual increase in the incidence of melanomas in white women younger than age 44 in the US. Population-based studies reveal that 15% of adolescents and 8% to 14% of their primary caregivers have engaged in IT in the past year.
The compelling case for IT being a significant risk factor for melanoma, together with the high rates of IT in teen girls and their mothers, provided a strong rationale for conducting an antitanning intervention directed at mother-daughter dyads. This …