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Recent research focuses on indoor tanning, sun protection

Recent research on indoor tanning has found that rates have dropped among adults in the United States, and that young women who use indoor tanning commonly reported usage of nonsalon indoor tanning facilities.

Other study results reported in Healio.com/Dermatology include consumers having limited knowledge of the FDA-approved changes in sunscreen labeling:

Indoor tanning rates drop in US adults between 2010 and 2013

Indoor tanning rates have dropped among adults in the United States between 2010 and 2013, according to recently published study results.

Martin A. Weinstock

Researchers analyzed National Health Interview Survey data from 2010 and 2013, which is a nationally representative sample of the U.S. population aged 18 years and older (n=59,145). With perspective from Julia Siegel, BA, and Martin A. Weinstock, MD, PhD. Read more

Nonsalon indoor tanning may be common among indoor tanning users

Young women who use indoor tanning commonly reported usage of nonsalon indoor tanning facilities, according to recently published study results.

Researchers surveyed a nationally representative sample of women aged 18 to 25 years (mean age, 22.7 years). Read more

Consumers confused, have limited knowledge of new sunscreen labels

Consumers appear to have confusion and limited knowledge and comprehension over recent sunscreen labeling changes by the FDA, according to recently published study results.

The FDA implemented new sunscreen label regulations in 2011 to emphasize broad-spectrum protection against ultraviolet radiation, including both UVA and UVB. Read more

History of melanoma, actinic skin lesions linked to better use of sun protection

A recent population-based study has revealed that people with a previously confirmed melanoma diagnosis and/or treated actinic lesions were more likely to regularly use sun protection and skin exam practices, according to a recent study.

“People with a treatment history for actinic lesions and those with high-risk phenotypes were more likely to engage in both sun protection and skin exam practices than those without these, suggesting that they are receptive to primary and secondary prevention messages,” Catherine M. Olsen, PhD, and colleagues wrote in JAMA Dermatology. Read more

Online searches for melanoma, skin cancer increase in summer

Online searches for the terms melanoma and skin cancer increased during each summer over a 5-year period, according to a recently published report.

Researchers used Google Trends to find data on Internet searchers for “skin cancer” (a lay term) and “melanoma” for each state between Jan. 1, 2010, and Jan. 1, 2014. Read more