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:
  Cancer Prevention Cancer Survivors Melanoma Skin Cancer Skin Cancer Prevention Ultraviolet Radiation
• 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
• Collection(s):
  CDC Public Access
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha256:dda2e347c8d42845c776be9677d67b47a97330ab155cc080db4100d1c285c0a0
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/41481/cdc_41481_DS1.pdf
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