Skin cancer prevention: a link between primary prevention and early detection?
- 1 December 1994
- journal article
- Published by Wiley in Australian Journal of Public Health
- Vol. 18 (4), 417-420
- https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1753-6405.1994.tb00274.x
Abstract
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.Keywords
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