Experience of skin cancer and contact with health professionals is associated with increased skin cancer knowledge, but not sun safety knowledge or behaviour

Abstract

The mortality and morbidity associated with melanoma is unquestionable, but its global incidence is greatly outnumbered by that of non-melanoma skin cancer (NMSC). The economic burden of NMSC is significant, falling within the US' top five most costly cancers ¹. In Australia, a high level of skin cancer awareness has been reported ². Public health campaigns and advice provided by individual health professionals seek to increase knowledge about skin cancer, risk factors and protective sun–safety behaviours.

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