Sunscreen application technique amongst patients with a history of skin cancer
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Sunscreen application technique amongst patients with a history of skin cancer Jacquelyn Dang1 · Jeave Reserva1 · Eleanor Tung‑Hahn1 · Brooke Vasicek1 · Cindy Krol1 · William Adams2 · Rebecca Tung3 · Murad Alam4 Received: 15 December 2019 / Revised: 7 August 2020 / Accepted: 13 August 2020 © Springer-Verlag GmbH Germany, part of Springer Nature 2020
Abstract Background Data on how patients with a history of skin cancer apply sunscreen are lacking. Objective To characterize (1) gender differences in sunscreen application technique (quantity used, anatomic site coverage, and time allocated) and (2) differences in sunscreen application to unaffected skin versus previous skin cancer sites. Methods Subjects with a history of skin cancer were asked to apply sunscreen to their head as they normally would. The amount of sunscreen used and application time were recorded. Before and after photos were taken. Using Wood’s lamp lighting, an anatomic site coverage score was rated on an ordinal scale (1 = 0–25%, 2 = 26–50%, 3 = 51–75%, 4 = 76–100% coverage). Results Males used 530 mg more sunscreen (p
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