{"database":"biostudies-literature","file_versions":[],"scores":null,"additional":{"omics_type":["Unknown"],"volume":["30(2)"],"submitter":["Tran V"],"pubmed_abstract":["Sun exposure carries both harms and benefits. Exposing the skin to the sun is the main modifiable cause of skin cancers, which exert a considerable health and economic burden in Australia. The most well-established benefit of exposure to ultraviolet (UV) radiation is vitamin D production. Australia has the highest incidence of skin cancer in the world but, despite the high ambient UV radiation, approximately one quarter of the population is estimated to be vitamin D deficient. Balancing the risks and benefits is challenging and requires effective communication. We sought to provide a snapshot of public knowledge and attitudes regarding sun exposure and vitamin D and to examine the associations between these factors and sun protective behaviors. In 2020 we administered an online survey; 482"],"journal":["Current oncology (Toronto, Ont.)"],"pagination":["2465-2481"],"full_dataset_link":["https://www.ebi.ac.uk/biostudies/studies/S-EPMC9955356"],"repository":["biostudies-literature"],"pubmed_title":["Vitamin D and Sun Exposure: A Community Survey in Australia."],"pmcid":["PMC9955356"],"pubmed_authors":["Janda M","McLeod DSA","Lucas RM","Neale RE","Whiteman DC","Tran V","Waterhouse M","Thompson BS"],"additional_accession":[]},"is_claimable":false,"name":"Vitamin D and Sun Exposure: A Community Survey in Australia.","description":"Sun exposure carries both harms and benefits. Exposing the skin to the sun is the main modifiable cause of skin cancers, which exert a considerable health and economic burden in Australia. The most well-established benefit of exposure to ultraviolet (UV) radiation is vitamin D production. Australia has the highest incidence of skin cancer in the world but, despite the high ambient UV radiation, approximately one quarter of the population is estimated to be vitamin D deficient. Balancing the risks and benefits is challenging and requires effective communication. We sought to provide a snapshot of public knowledge and attitudes regarding sun exposure and vitamin D and to examine the associations between these factors and sun protective behaviors. In 2020 we administered an online survey; 482","dates":{"release":"2023-01-01T00:00:00Z","publication":"2023 Feb","modification":"2025-04-22T18:24:57.547Z","creation":"2025-04-06T02:27:09.163Z"},"accession":"S-EPMC9955356","cross_references":{"pubmed":["36826149"],"doi":["10.3390/curroncol30020188"]}}