Skin Cancer Awareness Among 1 271 Black Africans in South Africa

被引：1

作者：

Wright, Caradee Y. ^{[1
,2
]}

Wallace, Melissa ^{[3
]}

Mistri, Preethi ^{[4
]}

Wernecke, Bianca ^{[5
,6
]}

Kapwata, Thandi ^{[5
,6
]}

机构：

[1] South African Med Res Council, Environm & Hlth Res Unit, Pretoria, South Africa

[2] Univ Pretoria, Dept Geog Geoinformat & Meteorol, Pretoria, South Africa

[3] Canc Assoc South Africa, Res Dept, Cape Town, South Africa

[4] Canc Assoc South Africa, Res Dept, Johannesburg, South Africa

[5] South African Med Res Council, Environm & Hlth Res Unit, Johannesburg, South Africa

[6] Univ Johannesburg, Fac Hlth Sci, Dept Environm Hlth, Johannesburg, South Africa

来源：

PHOTOCHEMISTRY AND PHOTOBIOLOGY | 2020年 / 96卷 / 04期

关键词：

PHOTOPROTECTION; PEOPLE;

D O I：

10.1111/php.13193

中图分类号：

Q5 [生物化学]; Q7 [分子生物学];

学科分类号：

071010 ; 081704 ;

摘要：

Little is known about levels of awareness and perceptions of skin cancer among Africans living in Africa. This study assessed skin cancer awareness among 1271 deeply pigmented South Africans. Participants (n = 642 males vs n = 629 females) were aware of skin cancer (79%) with more females than males being aware of skin cancer (P = 0.02). Majority of all participants had never checked their skin for signs or symptoms of skin cancer (90%). Palms of hands and soles of feet were the least recognized anatomic sites for skin cancer development, despite these sites being the common sites for acral lentiginous melanoma in individuals with deeply pigmented skin. Results suggest a need for targeted skin cancer awareness among population groups with dark skin on identification, screening, and early detection, professional training for healthcare personnel and content on skin cancer in deeply pigmented skin in medical curricula.

引用

页码：941 / 942

页数：2

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