Community-wide Interventions to Prevent Skin Cancer: Two Community Guide Systematic Reviews.

ABSTRACT:

Context

Skin cancer is a preventable and commonly diagnosed cancer in the U.S. Excessive ultraviolet radiation exposure is a known cause of skin cancer. This article presents updated results of two types of interventions evaluated in a previously published Community Guide systematic review: multicomponent community-wide interventions and mass media interventions when used alone.

Evidence acquisition

Studies assessing multicomponent community-wide and mass media interventions to prevent skin cancer by reducing ultraviolet radiation exposure were evaluated using Community Guide systematic review methods. Relevant studies published between 1966 and 2013 were included and analyzed for this review.

Evidence synthesis

Seven studies evaluating the effectiveness of multicompo

SUBMITTER: Sandhu PK 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5031485 | biostudies-literature | 2016 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature