Out comes the sun and out goes common sense!
THURSDAY, April 23 (HealthDay News) — Showing middle-school students ultraviolet (UV) photographs that reveal the sun damage to their faces makes them less likely to get sunburns in the months following, according to a new study published in the April issue of the Journal of the Dermatology Nurses’ Association.
Students reported that seeing a UV photograph of their face that shows pigment changes from chronic sun exposure and an explanation of the damage was a helpful tool in teaching risk factors for skin cancer.
The preteens with the highest risk factors for melanoma, such as facial freckles, were more greatly impacted and were significantly less likely to report sunburn at two months and again in six months.
Studies indicate that most children get at least one sunburn each year and that more than a third have three or more per year.
