Defining the Need for Skin Cancer Prevention Education in Uninsured, Minority, and Immigrant Communities
Author(s) -
Audrey A. Jacobsen,
Ana B. Galván,
Claudina Canaan Lachapelle,
Cheryl B. Wohl,
Robert S. Kirsner,
John Strasswimmer
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
jama dermatology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.128
H-Index - 166
eISSN - 2168-6084
pISSN - 2168-6068
DOI - 10.1001/jamadermatol.2016.3156
Subject(s) - medicine , skin cancer , outreach , cancer prevention , population , immigration , gerontology , health equity , family medicine , cancer screening , cancer , public health , demography , environmental health , nursing , archaeology , sociology , political science , law , history
As the minority population increases in the United States, the incidence of skin cancer has important public health consequences, including poor skin cancer outcomes, in part because of late-stage diagnosis. Therefore, it is important to identify obstacles in skin cancer prevention in these communities.
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