Skin cancer is increasing faster than any other cancer in the United States. Individuals
who have had excessive sun exposure during childhood and adolescence set the stage
for the development of skin cancers later in life. In 2009, there were more than 1
million newly diagnosed cases of skin cancer in the United States. This primary prevention
program combined the guidelines in the literature resulting in a unique evidence-based
program for teachers and informational guidelines for parents. These guidelines were
used in classrooms and at home, supporting intervention among school-age children,
specifically those in kindergarten through fifth grade.
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Published online: March 14, 2011
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1Presented as a poster—Oncology Nursing Society, May 14, 2010, San Diego, CA.
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