Professorship of Epidemiology and Public Health, Department of Medical Informatics, Biometry and Epidemiology, Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg (FAU), Waldstraße 6, 91054, Erlangen, Germany.
Bavarian Cancer Research Center (BZKF), Erlangen, Germany.
BMC Public Health. 2024 Sep 8;24(1):2438. doi: 10.1186/s12889-024-19938-0.
Ultraviolet (UV) radiation is the most important risk factor for skin cancer development. Sunlight is the main source of UV radiation in the general population. In addition, tanning beds are a source of artificial UV radiation. Since the incidence of skin cancer is increasing worldwide, it is necessary to monitor UV-related risk behaviors such as intentional indoor and outdoor tanning, as well as sun protection behavior in the general population and specific subgroups and settings. This is the aim of the National Cancer Aid Monitoring online (NCAM-online), a continuation and further development of the NCAM.
The NCAM-online is a longitudinal trend study consisting of four annual survey waves. Each year, 4,000 individuals aged 16-65 years living in Germany will be surveyed using online questionnaires. Each year, intentional indoor and outdoor tanning will be assessed. In addition, varying specific topics regarding skin cancer prevention, such as the utilization of skin cancer screening, will be addressed in the questionnaires.
The findings of the NCAM-online will provide an important basis for the German Cancer Aid and Working Group on Dermatologic Prevention (Arbeitsgemeinschaft Dermatologische Prävention, ADP) to develop targeted prevention campaigns and projects aimed at preventing skin cancer. The explorative nature of the NCAM-online allows for the identification of new potential starting points for prevention and education. In addition, the longitudinal design allows for a description of the trend in the prevalence of intentional tanning. For tanning bed use, representative trend data from 2012 are available for Germany, to which NCAM-online will add annual data until 2027.
紫外线（UV）辐射是皮肤癌发展的最重要危险因素。阳光是普通人群中 UV 辐射的主要来源。此外，晒黑床也是人工 UV 辐射的来源。由于皮肤癌的发病率在全球范围内不断增加，因此有必要监测与 UV 相关的风险行为，如故意在室内和室外晒黑，以及普通人群和特定亚组和环境中的防晒行为。这就是国家癌症援助监测在线（NCAM-online）的目的，这是 NCAM 的延续和进一步发展。
NCAM-online 是一项纵向趋势研究，由四个年度调查波组成。每年，将使用在线问卷对居住在德国的 16-65 岁的 4000 人进行调查。每年都会评估故意室内和室外晒黑。此外，还将在问卷中涉及有关皮肤癌预防的各种特定主题，例如皮肤癌筛查的利用。
NCAM-online 的研究结果将为德国癌症援助和皮肤病预防工作组（Arbeitsgemeinschaft Dermatologische Prävention，ADP）提供重要依据，以制定针对皮肤癌预防的有针对性的预防运动和项目。NCAM-online 的探索性性质允许确定预防和教育的新潜在起点。此外，纵向设计允许描述故意晒黑的流行趋势。对于晒黑床的使用，德国有 2012 年的代表性趋势数据，NCAM-online 将在此基础上添加 2027 年之前的年度数据。
