Birth cohort-specific trends of sun-related behaviors among individuals from an international consortium of melanoma-prone families.
John Charles A LacsonShawn A ZamaniLuis Alberto Ribeiro FroesNandita MitraLu QianScarlet H DoyleEsther AziziClaudia BalestriniD Timothy BishopWilliam BrunoBlanca Carlos-OrtegaFrancisco CuellarAnne E CustDavid E ElderAnne-Marie GerdesPaola GhiorzoThais C GrazziotinNelleke A GruisJohan HanssonMarko HočevarVeronica HöiomElizabeth A HollandChristian IngvarGilles LandmanAlejandra Larre-BorgesGraham J MannMontserrat MolgoLuciana Facure MoredoHåkan OlssonJacoba J Out-LuitingBarbara PerićDace PjanovaSusana PuigJulio Salas-AlanisHelen SchmidKarin A W WadtJulia A Newton-BishopPeter A Kanetskynull nullPublished in: BMC public health (2021)
Although sunscreen use has increased and the likelihood of sunburns has decreased in more recent birth cohorts, individuals in melanoma-prone families have not reduced their overall sun exposure and had an increased likelihood of sunbed use in more recent birth cohorts. These observations demonstrate partial improvements in melanoma prevention and suggest that additional intervention strategies may be needed to achieve optimal sun-protective behavior in melanoma-prone families.