Sun exposure in young adult cancer survivors on and off the beach: Results from Project REACH

Journal of Cancer Survivorship

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 63-71

  Zwemer, Eric K ^a   Mahler, Heike I M ^b   Werchniak, Andrew E ^c   Recklitis, Christopher J ^a  

^a DANA FARBER CANCER INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Cancer survivors; Incidental exposure; Radiation therapy; Sun protection behaviors

Indexed keywords

SUNSCREEN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; COHORT ANALYSIS; DRUG UTILIZATION; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HABIT; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASM; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PROTECTIVE CLOTHING; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RADIOTHERAPY; SOCIOECONOMICS; STATISTICS; SUNBATHING; SUNLIGHT; SURVIVOR; TIME; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

ADULT; COHORT STUDIES; DRUG UTILIZATION; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; GUIDELINE ADHERENCE; HABITS; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASMS; PROTECTIVE CLOTHING; RADIOTHERAPY; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; SUNBATHING; SUNLIGHT; SUNSCREENING AGENTS; SURVIVORS; TIME FACTORS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84857142365     PISSN: 19322259     EISSN: 19322267     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11764-011-0201-y     Document Type: Article

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