title: Skin cancer: an African perspective.
abstract: The objective of this review article is to assess skin cancer and sun protection trends in darker-skinned Africans. The published information suggests that in order to reduce the skin cancer mortality rate amongst people of colour, a broader effort towards public awareness/education is necessary.
authors.affiliation: Department of Dermatology, Yale New Haven Hospital, Danbury, CT, 06811, U.S.A.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Gohara
mesh_terms: D044383:Black People / Q000208:ethnology*; D007722:Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice; D006801:Humans; D008545:Melanoma / Q000208:ethnology* / Q000523:psychology; D010465:Perception; D012307:Risk Factors; D012878:Skin Neoplasms / Q000208:ethnology* / Q000523:psychology; D013473:Sunscreening Agents / Q000008:administration & dosage; D014807:Vitamin D / Q000096:biosynthesis
chemical_list: D013473:Sunscreening Agents; D014807:Vitamin D