Authors:\u00a0Fran\u00e7ois Lagac\u00e9,\u00a0Bibi Nuzha Noorah,\u00a0Santina Conte,\u00a0Lorena Alexandra Mija,\u00a0Jasmine Chang,\u00a0Leila Cattelan,\u00a0Jonathan LeBeau,\u00a0Jo\u00ebl Claveau,\u00a0Irina Turchin, Wayne Gulliver,\u00a0Robert Gniadecki, Elena Netchiporouk,\u00a0Wilson H. Miller Jr., Thomas G. Salopek, Elham Rahme, Sandra Pel\u00e1ez,\u00a0and Ivan V. Litvinov.<\/p>\n
Journal: Cancers<\/p>\n
Abstract<\/p>\n
Background: The incidence of cutaneous melanoma (CM) is increasing at an alarming rate\u00a0in Canada and elsewhere around the world. Significant regional differences in CM incidence have
\nbeen identified in Atlantic provinces. The goal of this study is to compare ultraviolet exposure, sun\u00a0protective behaviours, level of worry and baseline CM knowledge in provinces with a high versus
\nlow incidence of CM as well, as between various demographic groups.<\/p>\n
Methods: A cross-sectional\u00a0survey study was conducted in Atlantic provinces between July 2020 and August 2022. All participants aged \u2265 16 years with a completed survey were eligible. Survey responses were summarized\u00a0using frequency counts, percentages, and means. Two-sided Z-tests for equality of proportions\u00a0and logistic regression models were used to compare the survey results between geographic and\u00a0demographic groups.<\/p>\n
Results: In total, 7861 participants were included (28.0% men; mean age\u00a061.3 years; response rate 28%). Our results (gender- and age-adjusted odds ratio, 95% confidence\u00a0interval) show that high-incidence provinces for CM (Prince Edward Island and Nova Scotia) had\u00a0significantly more sunburns (OR 2.00, 1.72\u20132.31), total sun exposure (OR 2.05, 1.68\u20132.50), recreational
\nsun exposure (OR 1.95, 1.61\u20132.35) and tans (OR 1.77, 1.53\u20132.05) than individuals in low-incidence\u00a0provinces (Newfoundland and Labrador). However, individuals in high-incidence provinces displayed more protective behaviors: there were less tanning bed users (OR 0.82, 0.71\u20130.95), they checked\u00a0their skin more frequently for new moles (OR 1.26, 1.06\u20131.51) and practiced more sun protection\u00a0overall. Additional analyses are presented based on education, income, sexual orientation and gender.<\/p>\n
Discussion: These findings suggest that future efforts aimed at reducing the CM burden in Atlantic\u00a0Canada should be tailored for target geographic and\/or demographic groups.<\/p>\n
https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3390\/cancers15153753<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Authors:\u00a0Fran\u00e7ois Lagac\u00e9,\u00a0Bibi Nuzha Noorah,\u00a0Santina Conte,\u00a0Lorena Alexandra Mija,\u00a0Jasmine Chang,\u00a0Leila Cattelan,\u00a0Jonathan LeBeau,\u00a0Jo\u00ebl Claveau,\u00a0Irina Turchin, Wayne Gulliver,\u00a0Robert Gniadecki, Elena Netchiporouk,\u00a0Wilson H. Miller Jr., Thomas G. Salopek, Elham Rahme, Sandra Pel\u00e1ez,\u00a0and Ivan V. Litvinov. Journal: Cancers Abstract Background: The incidence of cutaneous melanoma (CM) is increasing at an alarming rate\u00a0in Canada and elsewhere around the world. Significant regional differences in CM incidence have been identified in Atlantic provinces. The goal of this study is to compare ultraviolet exposure, sun\u00a0protective behaviours, level of worry and baseline CM knowledge in provinces with a high versus low incidence of CM as well, as between various demographic groups. Methods: A cross-sectional\u00a0survey study was conducted in Atlantic provinces between July 2020 and August 2022. All participants aged \u2265 16 years with a completed survey were eligible. Survey responses were summarized\u00a0using frequency counts, percentages, and means. Two-sided Z-tests for equality of proportions\u00a0and logistic regression models were used to compare the survey results between geographic and\u00a0demographic groups. Results: In total, 7861 participants were included (28.0% men; mean age\u00a061.3 years; response rate 28%). Our results (gender- and age-adjusted odds ratio, 95% confidence\u00a0interval) show that high-incidence provinces for CM (Prince Edward Island and Nova Scotia) had\u00a0significantly more sunburns (OR 2.00, 1.72\u20132.31), total sun exposure (OR 2.05, 1.68\u20132.50), recreational sun exposure (OR 1.95, 1.61\u20132.35) and tans (OR 1.77, 1.53\u20132.05) than individuals in low-incidence\u00a0provinces (Newfoundland and Labrador). However, individuals in high-incidence provinces displayed more protective behaviors: there were less tanning bed users (OR 0.82, 0.71\u20130.95), they checked\u00a0their skin more frequently for new moles (OR 1.26, 1.06\u20131.51) and practiced more sun protection\u00a0overall. Additional analyses are presented based on education, income, sexual orientation and gender. Discussion: These findings suggest that future efforts aimed at reducing the CM burden in Atlantic\u00a0Canada should be tailored for target geographic and\/or demographic groups. https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3390\/cancers15153753<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":3351,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_eb_attr":"","_lmt_disableupdate":"","_lmt_disable":"","footnotes":"","_wpscppro_dont_share_socialmedia":false,"_wpscppro_custom_social_share_image":0,"_facebook_share_type":"","_twitter_share_type":"","_linkedin_share_type":"","_pinterest_share_type":"","_linkedin_share_type_page":"","_instagram_share_type":"","_medium_share_type":"","_threads_share_type":"","_selected_social_profile":[],"_wpsp_enable_custom_social_template":false,"_wpsp_social_scheduling":{"enabled":false,"datetime":null,"platforms":[],"status":"template_only","dateOption":"today","timeOption":"now","customDays":"","customHours":"","customDate":"","customTime":"","schedulingType":"absolute"},"_wpsp_active_default_template":true},"categories":[4],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-3349","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-publications"],"acf":[],"modified_by":"pathwp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.atlanticpath.ca\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3349","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.atlanticpath.ca\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.atlanticpath.ca\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.atlanticpath.ca\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.atlanticpath.ca\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3349"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.atlanticpath.ca\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3349\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3352,"href":"https:\/\/www.atlanticpath.ca\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3349\/revisions\/3352"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.atlanticpath.ca\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/3351"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.atlanticpath.ca\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3349"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.atlanticpath.ca\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3349"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.atlanticpath.ca\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3349"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}