A randomized trial to improve early detection and prevention practices among siblings of melanoma patients

Cancer

Volumn 107, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 806-814

  Geller, Alan C ^a   Emmons, Karen M ^b,c   Brooks, Daniel B ^d   Powers, Catherine ^a   Zhang, Zi ^e   Koh, Howard K ^b   Heeren, Timothy ^d   Sober, Arthur J ^f,g   Li, Frederick ^b,f   Gilchrest, Barbara A ^a  

^a BOSTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^c DANA FARBER CANCER INSTITUTE   (United States)

^d BOSTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^e MASSACHUSETTS DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^f HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^g MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Early detection; Education; Family history; Melanoma; Prevention; Screening; Self examination; Skin cancer

Indexed keywords

SUNSCREEN;

ARTICLE; CANCER DIAGNOSIS; CANCER PREVENTION; CANCER RISK; CANCER SCREENING; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; FAMILY HISTORY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MELANOMA; PATIENT COUNSELING; PATIENT EDUCATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RISK REDUCTION; SELF EXAMINATION; SKIN CANCER;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; MALE; MELANOMA; MIDDLE AGED; RISK FACTORS; SELF-EXAMINATION; SIBLINGS; SKIN NEOPLASMS;

EID: 33747199895     PISSN: 0008543X     EISSN: 10970142     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/cncr.22050     Document Type: Article

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