August 21, 2007
Hispanic Teens Take More Skin Cancer Risks
HealthDay is reporting on a study published in the Archives of Dermatology that found Hispanic teens take more skin cancer risks than white non-Hispanics.
Compared to white non-Hispanics, white Hispanics were:
-More likely to tan deeply (44.2 percent vs. 31 percent).
-About 1.8 times more likely to never or rarely use sun-protective clothing.
-About twice as likely to never or rarely use sunscreen.
-2.5 times more likely to have used a tanning bed in the previous year.
-60 percent less likely to have heard of skin self-examination and 70 percent less likely to have been told how to do it.
-Less likely to think they had an average or above-average risk for skin cancer (23.1 percent vs. 39.9 percent).
Original study here.
Posted by Staff at 10:56 AM
Category: Health Disparities; Hispanic Health; Skin Cancer