title: Sun protection practices among children with a family history of melanoma: a pilot study.
abstract: The goal of this pilot study was to assess sun protection practices and correlates among children with a family history of melanoma, a high risk and understudied group. Sixty-eight melanoma cases, recruited through the Los Angeles County cancer registry, completed a survey. Survivors provided data on 110 children (mean age = 8.11 years). Although most children used sunscreen (79 %), half experienced a recent sunburn. The mean sun protection level for the sample was similar to levels observed among average risk children. Efforts to reduce sunburn frequency and improve sun protection among these vulnerable children appear warranted.
authors.affiliation: Fielding School of Public Health and Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center, University of California, CHS, Los Angeles, CA 90095-6900, USA. bglenn@ucla.edu
authors.forename: Beth A
authors.initials: BA
authors.lastname: Glenn
authors.forename: Roshan
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Bastani
authors.forename: L Cindy
authors.initials: LC
authors.lastname: Chang
authors.forename: Rachna
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Khanna
authors.forename: Katherine
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Chen
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D001294:Attitude to Health; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D020022:Genetic Predisposition to Disease; D015438:Health Behavior; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008297:Male; D008545:Melanoma / Q000235:genetics / Q000517:prevention & control* / Q000523:psychology; D008875:Middle Aged; D010865:Pilot Projects; D011379:Prognosis; D011835:Radiation Protection; D012878:Skin Neoplasms / Q000235:genetics / Q000517:prevention & control* / Q000523:psychology; D013471:Sunburn / Q000235:genetics / Q000517:prevention & control*; D013473:Sunscreening Agents / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D055815:Young Adult
chemical_list: D013473:Sunscreening Agents