Identifying gaps in consumer knowledge about sunscreen

To the Editor: In June 2011, the US Food and Drug Administration updated regulations to emphasize the importance of both ultraviolet A (UVA) and ultraviolet B (UVB) protection, allowing only sunscreens that sufficiently protected against both to be designated as broad-spectrum.1 However, a study of patients seen in a single academic dermatology clinic found current sunscreen labels to be poorly understood.2 The purpose of this study is to further assess sunscreen knowledge, use, and purchasing practices among adults nationwide and to evaluate an alternative sunscreen labeling method.

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