Assessment of knowledge of skin cancer prevention and its relation with sun exposure and photo protection amongst gym academy members on the south of Santa Catarina, Brazil Avaliação do conhecimento quanto à prevenção do câncer de pele e sua relação com os hábitos da exposição solar e fotoproteção em praticantes de academia de ginástica do sul de Santa Catarina, Brasil

• Main Authors: Mariana Rocha Fabris (Author), Edson Souza Machado Durães (Author), Beatriz Castellar de Faria Martignago (Author), Luiz Felipe de Oliveira Blanco (Author), Thiago Rocha Fabris (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Dermatologia, 2012-02-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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BACKGROUND: Skin cancer is the most frequent neoplasia in several parts of the world and also in Brazil. There is evidence of an increase in morbidity and mortality from skin cancer. Although the incidence of skin cancer is increasing, it is estimated that 45% of all preventable cancers worldwide ar...