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Implications of Tanning Subtypes for Skin Cancer Prevention

Sherry L. Pagoto, PhD; Joel Hillhouse, PhD

Arch Dermatol. 2008;144(11):1505-1508.

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Recently, the idea that UV risk behaviors can be characterized by subtypes defined by specific behavioral patterns has emerged in the skin cancer literature.^1-2 Further support is provided by O’Riordan et al³ in this issue of the Archives. They used latent class analyses to classify visitors to a Hawaiian beach into subtypes based on their degree of skin cancer risk, sun protection practices, and tanning motivations. The findings of this latest study parallel the study by Pagoto et al² of visitors to Lake Michigan beaches in Chicago, Illinois. In this study, 4 subtypes of beachgoers were identified, 3 of which were strikingly similar to the ones described by O’Riordan et al³: (1) low-risk sun worshippers, (2) moderate-risk sun worshippers (tan seekers), and (3) high-risk individuals who sunburn easily ("sunburners"). The largest subtype in both of these studies included individuals with a . . . [Full Text of this Article]

BEHAVIOR ECONOMICS: A THEORY OF ALTERNATIVES


MATCHING ALTERNATIVES TO SUBTYPES

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