New research suggests four in five millennials and Gen Xers can’t identify nonmelanoma skin cancer.
The poll of 1,000 millennials and 1,000 Gen X respondents found that about 80% were unable to identify nonmelanoma skin cancer when shown the names to their corresponding images. Seventy-nine percent couldn’t identify squamous cell carcinoma, and 82% couldn’t identify basal cell carcinoma. A similar proportion of respondents couldn’t place actinic keratosis, a lesion that develops in sun-damaged skin and can progress to squamous cell carcinoma.
Past behaviors of millennials and Gen X may affect their overall skin cancer risk. More than one-third have used a tanning bed and one in five did not wear sunscreen as a teenager. They also applied baby oil or tanning oil in the sun with almost half of women using baby oil or tanning oil, compared to 34% of men., the survey also found that overall, most respondents use sunscreen on their face , with only 38% doing so on their legs and feet, and even less applying it to their chest and back .
People’s skin cancer knowledge mainly comes from health websites or blogs , compared to 35% who learned this information at school. “While more information is available about the dangers of UV exposure, this research shows that 44% percent of those polled did not feel knowledgeable about any type of skin cancer, especially nonmelanoma skin cancer,” said Loren Clarke, MD, board-certified pathologist and dermatopathologist, chief medical officer, DermTech. “There is a need to educate Americans about skin cancer.
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