Open AccessSkin cancer prevention: a link between primary prevention and early detection?
Author(s) -
Anderson Peter J.,
Lowe John B.,
Stanton Warren R.,
Balanda Kevin P.
Publication year - 1994
Publication title -
australian journal of public health
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.946
H-Index - 76
eISSN - 1753-6405
pISSN - 1035-7319
DOI - 10.1111/j.1753-6405.1994.tb00274.x
Subject(s) - primary prevention , medicine , cancer prevention , skin cancer , cancer , secondary prevention , oncology , environmental health , disease
The aim of this paper was to determine if there is any link between primary prevention and early detection for skin cancer. Results from a study of a large random sample of Gold Coast residents ( N = 995) identified an association ( P < 0.01) between individual primary prevention and early detection activities. People were also more likely to use both prevention methods if they had personal experience with skin cancer ( P = 0.01) or if they were male ( P = 0.05). Future primary prevention and early detection skin cancer programs might be most effective if they are combined.