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- Title
The sociological basis of the skin cancer epidemic.
- Authors
Asadi, Leila K.; Khalili, Ahmad; Wang, Steven Q.
- Abstract
Given the precipitous rise in its incidence in recent decades, skin cancer has been recognized as a growing epidemic. We explore the sociological underpinnings of this epidemic, including: (1) aging of the demographic; (2) human ecologic factors (residing in areas with high ambient ultraviolet levels and a depleted ozone layer); (3) large‐scale European migration to more equatorial latitudes; (4) social structures that for centuries minimized miscegenation and maximized segregation; (5) gender‐based differences in sunbathing, tanning, sunscreen use, and clothing choice; (6) occupational ultraviolet exposure; (7) the complex interplay of socioeconomic status, race, and urbanization on skin cancer incidence and mortality; (8) the effects of war on skin cancer incidence; (9) cultural shifts in clothing, travel, outdoor sports, recreation, and attitudes towards being tan; and (10) the indirect effects of religion. We show that without these sociological factors, the most common type of cancer would not be nearly as common.
- Subjects
SKIN cancer; SUNBURN; OZONE layer; RACE; EPIDEMICS; OUTDOOR recreation; POPULATION aging
- Publication
International Journal of Dermatology, 2023, Vol 62, Issue 2, p169
- ISSN
0011-9059
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1111/ijd.15987