Prevention of Skin Cancer

1. Front Matter

   Pages i-xii

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2. The scope of the book

   • David J. Hill, J. Mark Elwood, Dallas R. English

   Pages 1-2

3. Who gets skin cancer: individual risk factors

   • J. Mark Elwood

   Pages 3-20

4. Solar and ultraviolet radiation

   • Peter Gies, Colin Roy, Petra Udelhofen

   Pages 21-54

5. Stratospheric ozone depletion, UV exposure and skin cancer: a scenario analysis

   • Harry Slaper, Frank R. de Gruijl

   Pages 55-71

6. Descriptive epidemiology of skin cancer

   • Gianluca Severi, Dallas R. English

   Pages 73-87

7. How sun exposure causes skin cancer: an epidemiological perspective

   • Bruce K. Armstrong

   Pages 89-116

8. The role of genetics in the prevention of skin cancer

   • David Whiteman, Rachel Neale

   Pages 117-139

9. Sunscreens: can they prevent skin cancer?

   • Richard P. Gallagher, Tim K. Lee, Chris D. Bajdik

   Pages 141-156

10. Issues about solaria

    • Philippe Autier

    Pages 157-176

11. Animal models of ultraviolet radiation-induced skin cancer

    • Vivienne E. Reeve, Ronald D. Ley

    Pages 177-194

12. Skin cancer induction by UV radiation: molecular UV targets and quantitative risk models

    • Frank R. de Gruijl, Harry Slaper

    Pages 195-209

13. Patterns and causes of sun exposing and sun protecting behavior

    • Suzanne Dobbinson, David J. Hill

    Pages 211-240

14. What can be done to reduce personal ultraviolet radiation exposure?

    • Brian L. Diffey

    Pages 241-258

15. Impact of intervention strategies to reduce UVR exposure

    • Karen Glanz, Mona Saraiya, Peter Briss

    Pages 259-293

16. Skin cancer prevention: an economic perspective

    • Rob Carter

    Pages 295-317

17. Conclusions

    • David J. Hill, J. Mark Elwood, Dallas R. English

    Pages 319-323

18. Back Matter

    Pages 325-328

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Our series Cancer Prevention - Cancer Control continues to address the causes and prevention of cancer. In this volume, Hill, Elwood, and English bring together a rich resource summarizing the state of science underpinning the primary prevention of skin cancer. While skin cancer causes an increasing burden, particularly in populations of European origin, our understanding of the role of sun exposure together with the genetic components of skin cancer continues to grow. Given the emphasis on evidence-based medicine and public health prevention efforts, it is noteworthy that, although we can all access the same evidence base, countries around the world have had remarkably different responses to the application of this knowledge to prevent skin cancer. The outstanding contribution of the Australian public health community to the scientific understanding of skin cancer etiology and the translation of this knowledge into national prevention efforts uniquely positions the editors to compile this volume focused on the primary prevention of skin cancer. In so doing they draw on an international team of authors to present a “state of the science” summary of skin cancer prevention and to identify those areas where uncertainty remains. To achieve successful prevention of cancer we must translate our scientific knowledge base into effective prevention programs. This book offers the reader keen insights into the depth of our understanding of etiologic pathways for skin cancer. This etiologic science base is complemented by rigorous prevention science placing emphasis on the social context for effective and sustained prevention efforts.

• Primary prevention
• Public Health
• cancer
• cancer prevention
• epidemiological
• epidemiology
• genetics
• prevention

• Centre for Behavioural Research in Cancer, The Cancer Council Victoria, Melbourne, Australia

  David Hill

• National Cancer Control Initiative, Melbourne, Australia

  J. Mark Elwood

• Cancer Epidemiology Centre, The Cancer Council Victoria, Melbourne, Australia

  Dallas R. English

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