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Italian Euromelanoma Day Screening Campaign (2005-2007) and the planning of melanoma screening strategies.
Stefano CalvieriPietro QuaglinoAndrea PesericoFranco MarsiliBiagio GuarneriPaolo ValentiniMara LombardiGiampiero GirolomoniChiara FerrariGiuseppe MicaliGino A. VenaElisa BenatiClaudio FracchiollaStefania SeidenariKetty PerisAnna LanzoniSergio SchiavonMarcello SantiniFabio ArcangeliGiovanni PontiTorello LottiPaola TribuziGiusto TrevisanGiovanni BorroniAnnarosa VirgiliGianfranco AltomareAntonio MariottiCamillo ToninoGiuseppe AlbertiniGiuseppe GaddoniMaria Grazia BernengoSergio ChimentiAurora ParodiStefania BorsariNicola AsteFrancesco CusanoMaria Rita Bongiornosubject
Program evaluationMaleCancer ResearchSkin NeoplasmsTime FactorsEpidemiologyBasal CellpreventionRisk Factorsself-surveillance80 and overSettore MED/35 - Malattie Cutanee E VenereeMedicineMass Screeningmelanoma screening campaignMelanoma prevention strategy Melanoma risk factors Melanoma screening campaign Self-surveillance Skin cancerFamily historyYoung adultChildMelanomaAged 80 and overeducation.field_of_studyNevus Pigmentedskin cancerMelanomaMiddle AgedMALIGNANT MELANOMA; screeningPrognosisOncologyItalymelanoma; screening; risk factors; prevention; prognosisChild PreschoolCarcinoma Squamous CellFemaleAdultmedicine.medical_specialtyAdolescentPopulationmelanoma prevention strategy; melanoma risk factors; melanoma screening campaign; self-surveillance; skin cancermelanoma prevention strategyYoung AdultPigmentedHumansmelanoma prevention strategy; melanoma risk factors; melanoma screening campaign; skin cancer; self-surveillancePreschooleducationNevusSocioeconomic statusMass screeningAgedbusiness.industrymelanoma risk factorsscreeningCarcinomaPublic Health Environmental and Occupational Healthmelanoma risk factorInfantmedicine.diseaseDermatologyMALIGNANT MELANOMASquamous CellCarcinoma Basal CellSelf-ExaminationSkin cancerbusinessProgram Evaluationdescription
Although no study has definitively shown that unfocused screening of skin cancer is effective, many campaigns have been organized with the aim of increasing awareness on melanoma risk factors. The objective of this study was to analyse the results of the Skin Cancer Screening Day in Italy during the period 2005-2007, to determine the priorities for melanoma control plans in a Mediterranean country. A total of 5002 patients were screened by dermatologists in 31 cities. Individuals who considered themselves to have many naevi and those with a family history of melanoma showed a higher number of common and atypical naevi. Ten melanomas, 20 basal cell carcinomas and two squamous cell carcinomas were histopathologically confirmed. Our observations provide the following suggestions for melanoma prevention strategies: (a) an unfocused campaign is suitable to inform the public about the importance of self-examination of the skin, but is not useful to identify a larger number of melanomas; and (b) melanoma screening campaigns should focus on a selected population, which meets rigorous risk criteria to maintain higher cost-effectiveness. The financial support to effective melanoma screening programmes could be increased, especially in southern populations where lower levels of self-surveillance and socioeconomic conditions represent risk factors for late identification of melanoma.
| year | journal | country | edition | language |
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| 2011-10-18 |