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- Title
Influence of the COVID-19 pandemic on sun habits of patients with melanoma: a cross-sectional study.
- Authors
Trepanowski, Nicole; Hathaway, Cassandra A.; Chang, Michael S.; Hay, Jennifer L.; Samatham, Ravi; Geller, Alan C.; Swetter, Susan M.; Tworoger, Shelley S.; Kanetsky, Peter A.; Leachman, Sancy A.; Hartman, Rebecca I.
- Abstract
This letter, published in the Archives of Dermatological Research, discusses the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the sun habits of patients with melanoma. The authors conducted a study using electronic surveys administered to patients enrolled in two registries. The study found that increased time at home during the pandemic did not result in greater sun exposure among these patients. Instead, patients with melanoma spent less time outside and experienced fewer sunburns compared to before the pandemic. Factors such as study site, urban-rural setting, time since diagnosis, climate, ultraviolet exposure, and statewide pandemic responses may have influenced these changes. Further research is needed to fully understand the effects of pandemic-related health policies on melanoma risk and sun exposure.
- Subjects
SUNBURN; COVID-19 pandemic; MELANOMA; CUTANEOUS malignant melanoma; CROSS-sectional method; SUNSHINE
- Publication
Archives of Dermatological Research, 2024, Vol 316, Issue 6, p1
- ISSN
0340-3696
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1007/s00403-024-02952-y