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- Title: Sun Protection Education for Healthy Children (Report)
- Author : Childhood Education
- Release Date : January 01, 2009
- Genre: Education,Books,Professional & Technical,
- Pages : * pages
- Size : 197 KB
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The World Health Organization (WHO) estimates that between two and three million non-melanoma skin cancers and 132,000 melanoma skin cancers occur globally each year. In the event of further depletion of the ozone, these cases will increase dramatically (WHO, 2004). Within the United States, cancers of the skin are the most frequent type of cancer, with more than 1 million new cases occurring annually (Maguire-Eisen, Rothman, & Demierre, 2005; WHO, 2008). The American Cancer Society (ACS) (2007) reported that I out of 5 Americans will develop skin cancer in their lifetime. Basal cell carcinoma and squamous cell carcinoma are the two most common skin cancers; both are highly curable. Melanoma is the most deadly skin cancer type. According to the Skin Cancer Foundation (2008), "A person's risk of melanoma doubles if he or she has five or more sunburns." In 2007, more than half of the nearly 60,000 cases of melanoma in the United States were concentrated in 10 states (California, Florida, Texas, Pennsylvania, New York, Ohio, New Jersey, Michigan, Illinois, Massachusetts) (ACS, 2007). Healthy People 2010, which defines national health objectives for the United States, identifies a target to increase sun protective behaviors and reduce melanoma rates (U.S. Department of Health and Human Services [USDHHS], 2000). The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and ACS have identified a need to develop new strategies to protect against skin cancer, including among children and adolescents. Comprehensive sun protection programs may enhance awareness of health risks associated with ultraviolet (UV) radiation and alter behaviors to reduce prevalence of skin cancer (Glanz, Saraiya, & Wechsler, 2002).
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