Characteristics and Skin Cancer Risk Behaviors of Adult Sunless Tanners in the United States.

ABSTRACT:

Importance

Incidence rates of nonmelanoma and melanoma skin cancers are increasing rapidly in the United States likely because of increased UV light exposure. Sunless tanning is a safe alternative to achieve tanned skin that might help reduce skin cancer incidence by deterring risky behaviors. However, limited data exist on the characteristics and associated skin cancer risk behaviors of sunless tanners in the United States.

Objective

To assess the demographic characteristics and skin cancer risk behaviors of sunless tanners among adults in the United States.

Design, setting, and participants

This secondary analysis of a cross-sectional study used data from the 2015 National Health Interview Survey, a population-based survey of the US noninstitutionalized civilian pop

SUBMITTER: Dodds M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6143043 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature