Ashinoff Robin, Levine Vicki J, Steuer Alexa B, Sedwick Carly
J Clin Aesthet Dermatol. 2009 Feb;2(2):48-50.
The incidence of skin cancer, including melanoma, continues to increase. Teenagers are especially vulnerable, as are young females. The incidence of melanoma among young women in their twenties and thirties has begun to increase again. These young people are also the population that frequent tanning salons.
This voluntary, anonymous, New York University, Institutional Review Board-approved survey was given to students in grades 9 through 12 to ascertain their understanding of what causes skin cancers and the dangers of excessive sun exposure and tanning salons.
An Institutional Review Board-approved, 22-question survey was administered anonymously to more than 450 students with 368 returned responses. The survey was administered to students in grades 9 through 12 at two high schools in New York and New Jersey.
More than 80 percent of students view movie stars as tan and almost 60 percent see "tan" people as better looking. In addition, more than 90 percent believe that a tan does not prevent further damage to the skin (as opposed to the customary belief that a "base" tan can protect against extreme sun exposures, such as when on a tropical vacation). There appears to be a disconnect between knowledge and sun tanning behaviors. Most teenagers still believe that tans are attractive and teenage girls continue to use tanning salons and tan naturally. We need to address the connection between sun tanning in youth and skin cancers years later. Legislation to limit access of tanning salons to teenagers needs to be enacted.
包括黑色素瘤在内的皮肤癌发病率持续上升。青少年尤其容易患病，年轻女性亦是如此。二三十岁年轻女性的黑色素瘤发病率再度开始上升。这些年轻人也是经常光顾晒黑沙龙的人群。
这项经纽约大学机构审查委员会批准的自愿、匿名调查面向9至12年级的学生，以确定他们对皮肤癌病因以及过度日晒和晒黑沙龙危害的了解程度。
一项经机构审查委员会批准的、包含22个问题的调查以匿名方式对450多名学生进行，共收到368份回复。该调查在纽约和新泽西的两所高中对9至12年级的学生进行。
超过80%的学生认为电影明星肤色呈古铜色，近60%的学生觉得“肤色呈古铜色”的人更好看。此外，超过90%的人认为晒黑并不能防止皮肤进一步受损（与传统观念相反，传统观念认为“打底”晒黑可以抵御极端日晒，比如在热带度假时）。在知识与晒黑行为之间似乎存在脱节。大多数青少年仍然认为晒黑很有吸引力，少女们继续使用晒黑沙龙并自然晒黑。我们需要解决青少年晒黑与多年后皮肤癌之间的关联问题。需要制定立法来限制青少年进入晒黑沙龙。
