Melia J, Ellman R, Chamberlain J
DH Cancer Screening Evaluation Unit, Institute of Cancer Research, Sutton, Surrey, UK.
Clin Exp Dermatol. 1994 Sep;19(5):375-9. doi: 10.1111/j.1365-2230.1994.tb02685.x.
Awareness about cutaneous malignant melanoma and sun protection was investigated in a national sample of 3961 adults. Awareness about malignant melanoma seems to have increased in England since the mid-1980s but it is lower in men, the under 25s, the elderly, those without a partner and the poorer socioeconomic groups. As mortality rates for melanoma are higher in elderly men than other age-sex groups, the possibility for improved awareness and prevention needs to be explored further within this group. Most people in the survey knew about sun protection. Further primary prevention initiatives should be monitored, using markers for behaviour such as the incidence of sunburn, as the potential benefits of a reduced incidence of skin cancer might not be seen for up to 20 years.
在一个由3961名成年人组成的全国性样本中，对皮肤恶性黑色素瘤的认识和防晒情况进行了调查。自20世纪80年代中期以来，英格兰对恶性黑色素瘤的认识似乎有所提高，但在男性、25岁以下人群、老年人、没有伴侣的人以及社会经济地位较低的群体中，这种认识较低。由于老年男性的黑色素瘤死亡率高于其他年龄性别组，因此需要在这一群体中进一步探索提高认识和预防的可能性。调查中的大多数人了解防晒知识。应使用晒伤发生率等行为指标来监测进一步的初级预防举措，因为皮肤癌发病率降低的潜在益处可能在长达20年的时间内都无法显现。
