Scoping Research Papers

Thesis statement: Many people do not use sun protection on a daily basis and are unaware of the dangers that can be easily preventive by using sun protection.

The National Skin Cancer Awareness Program represents the new public health approach. This is because it has been created to prevent and reduce the incidence of skin cancer among teenagers and young adults. It takes into account the social determinants that influence a person’s health. For example, due to the sun’s very strong UV rays, Australia is a very hot country and

Many teens today use tanning beds, but aren’t aware of how dangerous they really are. Tanning, especially indoor tanning has been linked to Melanoma and other types of skin cancers. A review of scientific evidence estimated that 400,000 cases of skin cancer in the United States is because of tanning bed and 6,000 cases of Melanoma. An increased rate of Melanoma was found in women under the age of 40, which rose a third since the early 1990’s. As time has

We hypothesize that the time exposed to tanning beds, increases the risk of skin cancer. This hypothesis was a way to understand the statement, tanning beds give more harmful UV radiation rays in the shortest time, then being in the sun for the same amount of time. With this we emphasize that tanning beds are bed.

Among the general public the use of tanning beds is associated with a variety of health risks. According to Madigan and Lim (2016), some of the risks include an increased occurrence of skin cancers (melanoma and nonmelanoma) and becoming psychologically dependent on using tanning beds. Another interesting health outcome linked to tanning bed use is people who use them tend to participate in “other high-risk health behaviors” (Madigan & Lim, 2016, 640). For the purpose of this paper, I will focus on the skin cancer and high risk behavior outcomes linked with tanning bed use.

Illness has always been with humankind since the beginning of time. One of such illnesses that was not named until just recently in history was cancer. Cancer was found to be with mankind from as far back as ancient Egypt, and as of today, now affects people worldwide. There are approximately 5 million people who are treated for skin cancer every year. While there are many reasons as to the ways that skin cancer arises in a person, one of such reasons is the common occurrence of spending time inside a tanning booth. The health risks, consequences, and long term effects of going into a tanning booth can not only affect the duration of that person’s life, but also the quality of living it. Increased users of tanning booths have shown serious health risks, from more diagnoses of skin cancer to

The inclusion criteria for this study was appropriate to the clinical question because it addressed obtaining studies that focused of the effectiveness of routine skin cancer screening, as well as addressing screening patients with risk factors for skin cancer and the effectiveness of detecting skin cancer early because of routine skin cancer

While it is very imperative to begin by protecting small children from the suns damage, efforts to prevent skin cancer must continue on into the teenage years. One of the most popular ways to catch a tan as a teen is by indoor tanning. The Division of Cancer Prevention and Control (DCPC) reported that “nearly 1 out of every 3 white high school girl used an indoor tanning device such as a tanning bed, tanning booth, or sun lamp” (“Reducing Indoor Tanning”, n.d.). This significantly increases the risk of skin cancer. This publication, by the DCPC, offers facts on the potential consequences of indoor tanning for minors and ways to lower the use of tanning indoors for minors in the community.

Tanning salons turn their attention toward cancer prevention and turn their backs on causing skin cancer. Lavine wrote, "The JNCI review noted that indoor tanning can increase a fair-skinned individual's risk of developing melanoma by 55%. And it can take a mere 10 indoor-tanning sessions to cause precancerous DNA damage, reports a recent review study by a Kings College London researcher (Lavine)." Melanoma is not the only form of skin cancer. Tanning beds play a role in the formation of other skin cancers as

The majority of skin cancer is caused by overexposure to ultraviolet (UV) radiation from the sun and artificial sources such as solariums. Research indicates that it is not just the overall amount of UV radiation that determines the risk of skin cancer, but also the pattern of exposure that shapes that risk, as well as the type of skin cancer that develops. Anyone can develop skin cancer but many people in Australia are at higher risk than others. People who work indoors and have infrequent but intense periods of exposure may be at higher risk of melanoma than someone who works outdoors but avoids being sunburnt.

The main social determinants that could lead to an increased risk of developing skin cancer include education, access to health care, work environment and socioeconomic status. A lack of education could potentially mean an individual is unaware of the risks of skin cancer and therefore does not use the sun-protection measures available to reduce their risk, or, they may have low literacy skills and therefore not be able to read and/or interpret health promotion messages or warning signs about skin cancer and UV exposure. Access to health care may also become a risk factor for the disease because if this service is unable to be accessed by an individual due to inequities such as cultural barriers (McGibbon, Etowa, & McPherson, 2008), then these individuals may be unable to access skin check services and therefore any abnormal moles or spots may continue to grow and potentially become skin cancer. Thus, early detection and treatment are not possible in individuals with little or no access to healthcare services. The environments in which an individual works in could also act as a risk factor for skin cancer. Many populations work in environments that are outside, thus, they are exposed to UVR. Due to a typical work day being at least 5 hours in length and typical work

Specific Purpose: After listening to my speech the audience will know what skin cancer is, what the three most common forms are, what the risk factors are, and some preventative measures that can be taken to lessen the risk.

It is a disease that knows no gender, no age, or no ethnicity. It creeps nefariously along, preparing to pounce on its prey at any moment. A silent killer, it claims the life of a victim every 57 seconds, and will wreak havoc on at least one out of every five Americans. What is this insipid illness that plagues so many? The answer is a cause for surprise: skin cancer. While there are many variations and degrees of this ailment, there are more new cases of skin cancer each year than of breast, prostate, colon, and lung cancers combined. In fact, over the last thirty years, there have been more cases of skin cancer

Specific Purpose: to inform the audience about the different kinds of skin cancer and what preventive measures you can take to protect yourself from skin cancer.

Melanoma is the second most diagnosed cancer among young adults, ages 20-39 years (Bleyer & Barr, 2009). Risk factors for developing skin cancer are greatly influenced by behavior, such as failing to adequately protect oneself from ultraviolet radiation (UV) exposure from the sun (Gandini et al., 2005). Young adults have especially high rates of UV exposure (Coups, Manne, & Heckman, 2008). However, 50 to 85 percent of them fail to properly protect themselves from the sun (e.g., wear adequate sunscreen; Cokkinides, Weinstock, Lazovich, Ward, & Thun, 2009; Jones, Saraiya, Miyamoto, & Berkowitz, 2012). For these reasons, it is important to investigate psychosocial correlates of sun protection behavior in this population in order to help design effective interventions.