Primary and secondary prevention of skin cancer in mountain guides: attitude and motivation for or against participation

Journal of the European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology

Volumn 32, Issue 12, 2018, Pages 2153-2161

  Zink, A ^a,b   Thome F ^a   Schielein, M ^a,b   Spinner, C D ^a   Biedermann, T ^a   Tizek, L ^a,b  

^a TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CANCER PREVENTION; CANCER SCREENING; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTIVATION; MOUNTAIN GUIDE; NAMED GROUPS BY OCCUPATION; PATIENT PARTICIPATION; PRIMARY PREVENTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SECONDARY PREVENTION; SKIN CANCER; SKIN PROTECTION; SUN EXPOSURE; BASAL CELL CARCINOMA; EARLY CANCER DIAGNOSIS; GERMANY; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; MOUNTAINEERING; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASE; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PREVENTION AND CONTROL; QUESTIONNAIRE; SECOND CANCER; SKIN TUMOR; SQUAMOUS CELL CARCINOMA; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION;

SUNSCREEN;

ADULT; AGED; CARCINOMA, BASAL CELL; CARCINOMA, SQUAMOUS CELL; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; EARLY DETECTION OF CANCER; FEMALE; GERMANY; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTIVATION; MOUNTAINEERING; NEOPLASMS, SECOND PRIMARY; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PRIMARY PREVENTION; SECONDARY PREVENTION; SKIN NEOPLASMS; SUNSCREENING AGENTS; SURVEYS AND QUESTIONNAIRES; ULTRAVIOLET RAYS;

EID: 85057518690     PISSN: 09269959     EISSN: 14683083     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/jdv.15095     Document Type: Article

References (44)

1. Madan V, Lear JT, Szeimies MR. Non-melanoma skin cancer. Lancet 2010; 375: 673–685
2. Leiter U, Keim U, Eigentler T et al. Incidence, mortality, and trends of nonmelanoma skin cancer in Germany. J Invest Dermatol 2017; 137: 1860–1867
3. Lomas A, Leonardi-Bee J, Bath-Hextall F. A systematic review of worldwide incidence of nonmelanoma skin cancer. Br J Dermatol 2012; 166: 1069–1080
4. Eriksson T, Tinghög G. Societal cost of skin cancer in Sweden in 2011. Acta Derm Venereol 2015; 95: 347–348
5. Pil L, Hoorens I, Vossaert K et al. Burden of skin cancer in Belgium and cost-effectiveness of primary prevention by reducing ultraviolet exposure. Prev Med 2016; 93: 177–182
6. Stang A, Stausberg J, Boedeker W, Kerek-Bodden H, Jöckel KH. Nationwide hospitalization costs of skin melanoma and non-melanoma skin cancer in Germany. J Eur Acad Dermatol Venereol 2008; 22: 65–72
7. Armstrong BK, Kricker A. The epidemiology of UV induced skin cancer. J Photochem Photobiol B 2001; 63: 8–18
8. Stockfleth E, Terhorst D, Hauschild A et al. [Actinic keratoses]. J Dtsch Dermatol Ges 2012; 10: S1–S23
9. Schaefer I, Augustin M, Spehr C, Reusch M, Kornek T. Prevalence and risk factors of actinic keratoses in Germany – analysis of multisource data. J Eur Acad Dermatol Venereol 2014; 28: 309–313
10. John SM, Trakatelli M, Gehring R et al. CONSENSUS REPORT: recognizing non-melanoma skin cancer, including actinic keratosis, as an occupational disease – a call to action. J Eur Acad Dermatol Venereol 2016; 30: 38–45
11. Bauer A. [Skin cancer as occupational disease]. Hautarzt 2016; 67: 884–890
12. Ulrich C, Salavastru C, Agner T et al. The European Status Quo in legal recognition and patient-care services of occupational skin cancer. J Eur Acad Dermatol Venereol 2016; 30: 46–51
13. Diepgen TL. New developments in occupational dermatology. J Dtsch Dermatol Ges 2016; 14: 875–889
14. Lichte V, Dennenmoser B, Dietz K et al. Professional risk for skin cancer development in male mountain guides – a cross sectional study. J Eur Acad Dermatol Venereol 2010; 24: 797–804
15. Moehrle M, Dennenmoser B, Garbe C. Continuous long-term monitoring of UV radiation in professional mountain guides reveals extremely high exposure. Int J Cancer 2003; 103: 775–778
16. Zink A, Koch E, Seifert F, Rotter M, Spinner CD, Biedermann T. Nonmelanoma skin cancer in mountain guides: high prevalence and lack of awareness warrant development of evidence-based prevention tools. Swiss Med Wkly 2016; 146: w14380
17. Tizek L, Krause J, Biedermann T, Zink A. Satisfaction of mountain guides with high sun protection as a tool to prevent non-melanoma skin cancer. J Eur Acad Dermatol Venereol 2017; 31: 1825–1827
18. World Health Organization, World Meteorological Organization, United Nations Environment Programme, International Commission on Non-Ionizing Radiation Protection. Global solar UV index. A practical guide. [WWW document] 2002. URL http://www.who.int/uv/publications/en/GlobalUVI.pdf?ua=1 (last accessed: 23 March 2018)
19. Mahe E, Correa MP, Godin-Beekmann S et al. Evaluation of tourists’ UV exposure in Paris. J Eur Acad Dermatol Venereol 2013; 27: e294–e304
20. International Commission on Non-Ionizing Radiation Protection. ICNIRP statement – protection of workers against ultraviolet radiation. Health Phys 2010; 99: 66–87
21. MacKie RM. Awareness, knowledge and attitudes to basal cell carcinoma and actinic keratoses among the general public within Europe. J Eur Acad Dermatol Venereol 2004; 18: 552–555
22. Linos E, Keiser E, Fu T, Colditz G, Chen S, Tang JY. Hat, shade, long sleeves, or sunscreen? Rethinking US sun protection messages based on their relative effectiveness. Cancer Causes Control 2011; 22: 1067–1071
23. Kornek T, Augustin M. Skin cancer prevention. J Dtsch Dermatol Ges 2013; 11: 283–296
24. Trautmann F, Meier F, Seidler A, Schmitt J. Effects of the German skin cancer screening programme on melanoma incidence and indicators of disease severity. Br J Dermatol 2016; 175: 912–919
25. Zink A. [Non-melanoma skin cancer: pathogenesis, prevalence and prevention]. Hautarzt 2017; 68: 919–928
26. Reinau D, Weiss M, Meier CR, Diepgen TL, Surber C. Outdoor workers’ sun-related knowledge, attitudes and protective behaviours: a systematic review of cross-sectional and interventional studies. Br J Dermatol 2013; 168: 928–940
27. Zink A, Hänsel I, Rotter M, Spinner CD, Böhner A, Biedermann T. Impact of gliding on the prevalence of keratinocyte carcinoma and its precursors: a cross-sectional study among male pilots in Bavaria. Acta Derm Venereol 2017; 97: 393–394
28. Seidl S, Schuster B, Rüth M, Biedermann T, Zink A. What do Germans want to know about skin cancer? A Google search analysis from 2013 to 2017. J Med Internet Res 2018; 20: e10327
29. McCool JP, Reeder AI, Robinson EM, Petrie KJ, Gorman DE. Outdoor workers’ perceptions of the risks of excess sun-exposure. J Occup Health 2009; 51: 404–411
30. Fitzpatrick TB. The validity and practicality of sun-reactive skin types I through VI. Arch Dermatol 1988; 124: 869–871
31. Antonov D, Hollunder M, Schliemann S, Elsner P. Ultraviolet exposure and protection behavior in the general population: a structured interview survey. Dermatology 2016; 232: 11–16
32. Holman DM, Berkowitz Z, Guy GP Jr, Hartman AM, Perna FM. The association between demographic and behavioral characteristics and sunburn among U.S. adults – National Health Interview Survey, 2010. Prev Med 2014; 63: 6–12
33. Buller DB, Andersen PA, Walkosz BJ, Scott MD, Beck L, Cutter GR. Effect of an intervention on observed sun protection by vacationers in a randomized controlled trial at North American resorts. Prev Med 2017; 99: 29–36
34. Hault K, Rönsch H, Beissert S, Knuschke P, Bauer A. Knowledge of outdoor workers on the effects of natural UV radiation and methods of protection against exposure. J Eur Acad Dermatol Venereol 2016; 30: 34–37
35. Day AK, Stapleton JL, Natale-Pereira AM, Goydos JS, Coups EJ. Occupational sunscreen use among US Hispanic outdoor workers. BMC Res Notes 2015; 8: 578
36. Reeder AI, Gray A, McCool JP. Occupational sun protection: workplace culture, equipment provision and outdoor workers’ characteristics. J Occup Health 2013; 55: 84–97
37. Zink A, Wurstbauer D, Rotter M, Wildner M, Biedermann T. Do outdoor workers know their risk of NMSC? Perceptions, beliefs and preventive behaviour among farmers, roofers and gardeners. J Eur Acad Dermatol Venereol 2017; 31: 1649–1654
38. Augustin M, Stadler R, Reusch M, Schafer I, Kornek T, Luger T. Skin cancer screening in Germany – perception by the public. J Dtsch Dermatol Ges 2012; 10: 42–49
39. Anastasiadou Z, Schäfer I, Siebert J, Günther W, Reusch M, Augustin M. Participation and health care provision of statutory skin cancer screening in Germany – a secondary data analysis. J Eur Acad Dermatol Venereol 2016; 30: 424–427
40. Hammond V, Reeder AI, Gray AR, Bell ML. Are workers or their workplaces the key to occupational sun protection? Health Promot J Austr 2008; 19: 97–101
41. Janssen E, Van Osch L, De Vries H, Lechner L. Measuring risk perceptions of skin cancer: reliability and validity of different operationalizations. Br J Health Psychol 2011; 16: 92–112
42. Oh SS, Mayer JA, Lewis EC et al. Validating outdoor workers’ self-report of sun protection. Prev Med 2004; 39: 798–803
43. Bauer A, Beissert S, Knuschke P. Prevention of occupational solar UV radiation-induced epithelial skin cancer. Hautarzt 2015; 66: 173–178
44. Meyskens FL Jr, Mukhtar H, Rock CL et al. Cancer prevention: obstacles, challenges and the road ahead. J Natl Cancer Inst 2015; 108: djv309