Ultraviolet Radiation Exposure and Its Impact on Skin Cancer Risk

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• Alternative Title:
  Semin Oncol Nurs
• Personal Author:
  Watson, Meg ; Holman, Dawn M. ; Maguire-Eisen, Maryellen
• Description:
  Objectives ; To review research and evidence-based resources on skin cancer prevention and early detection and their importance for oncology nurses. ; Data Sources ; Journal articles, federal reports, cancer surveillance data, behavioral surveillance data. ; Conclusion ; Most cases of skin cancer are preventable. Survivors of many types of cancer are at increased risk of skin cancers. ; Implications for Nursing Practice ; Oncology nurses can play an important role in protecting their patients from future skin cancer morbidity and mortality.
• Subjects:
  • Cancer Survivors
  • Humans
  • Melanoma
  • Nurse's Role
  • Oncology Nursing
  • Patient Education as Topic
  • Risk Factors
  • Skin Neoplasms
  • Ultraviolet Rays
  • United States
• Keywords:
  • skin cancer
  • melanoma
  • ultraviolet radiation
  • cancer survivors
  • skin cancer prevention
  • cancer prevention
• Source:
  Semin Oncol Nurs. 32(3):241-254
• Pubmed ID:
  27539279
• Pubmed Central ID:
  PMC5036351
• Document Type:
  Journal Article
• Funding:
  CC999999/Intramural CDC HHSUnited States/
• Volume:
  32
• Issue:
  3
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/41481/cdc_41481_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 373.52 KB]
• Collection(s):
  CDC Public Access
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha256:dda2e347c8d42845c776be9677d67b47a97330ab155cc080db4100d1c285c0a0