Campagne de prévention "Solmobile" 2003 des cancers cutanés de la Ligue suisse contre le cancer: résultats et enjeux [The 2003 "Solmobile" prevention campaign for skin cancers of the Swiss League against Cancer: results and stakes]

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Serval ID
serval:BIB_50BCF5246DD2
Type
Article: article from journal or magazin.
Publication sub-type
Review (review): journal as complete as possible of one specific subject, written based on exhaustive analyses from published work.
Collection
Publications
Institution
Title
Campagne de prévention "Solmobile" 2003 des cancers cutanés de la Ligue suisse contre le cancer: résultats et enjeux [The 2003 "Solmobile" prevention campaign for skin cancers of the Swiss League against Cancer: results and stakes]
Journal
Revue medicale de la Suisse romande
Author(s)
Bulliard J.L., Levi F., Panizzon R.G.
ISSN
0035-3655 (Print)
ISSN-L
0035-3655
Publication state
Published
Issued date
04/2004
Peer-reviewed
Oui
Volume
124
Number
4
Pages
237-240
Language
french
Notes
Publication types: English Abstract ; Evaluation Studies ; Journal Article ; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
Publication Status: ppublish
Abstract
As part of the national skin cancer prevention programme coordinated by the Swiss League against Cancer, a mobile unit visited 29 Swiss towns to inform people on skin type, skin cancer risk and sun protection behaviour. In the summer of 2003, among 6725 visitors, 3662 took the offered possibility of having a cutaneous lesion checked free of charge by a dermatologist present in the mobile unit. The campaign satisfactorily covered, albeit to various degrees, its 3 fields of activity, i.e. (1) primary prevention, (2) secondary prevention and (3) clinical examination. Participants were predominantly females (60%), except for visits on work sites (firms and universities), half were aged 15-44 years, and 40% were considered at increased risk for skin cancer. Sociodemographic and regional differences in the profile of visitors were observed and could largely be attributed to variations in daily availability of the mobile unit. 108 malignant lesions were observed, including 21 cutaneous melanomas. Relative to the number of examinations performed, more cancers were detected in men, those aged 65 or over, and visitors who experienced a prior skin screening and severe sunburns during childhood. Limitations and prospects of this type of preventive campaigns are briefly discussed.

Keywords
Adolescent, Adult, Aged, Child, Preschool, Female, Humans, Male, Mass Screening, Melanoma/diagnosis, Melanoma/prevention & control, Middle Aged, Mobile Health Units, Patient Education as Topic, Preventive Medicine, Risk Factors, Skin Neoplasms/diagnosis, Skin Neoplasms/prevention & control, Sunburn, Switzerland
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