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Skin Cancer Risk Behaviors Among US Men: The Role of Sexual Orientation

Year: 2014

Type: article

Abstract: The current study assessed skin cancer risk behaviors by sexual orientation in a nationally representative prospective sample of US men (n = 1767), sampled at ages 16 and 29 years. At age 16 years, sexual minority men were 3.9 times as likely as heterosexual men to indoor tan. Participants did not significantly differ in the use of sunscreen or the frequency of outdoor tanning. Thus, sexual minority men might be an at-risk group for developing skin cancers because of their indoor tanning behaviors.

Source: American Journal of Public Health

DOI: 10.2105/ajph.2014.301993

Authors: Aaron J. Blashill, Steven A. Safren

Institutions: Harvard University, Massachusetts General Hospital

Language: English

Topic: Skin Protection and Aging

Subfield: Dermatology

Field: Medicine

Domain: Health Sciences

SDG: Good health and well-being

Open Access status: green

Funders: National Institutes of Health, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, National Institute of Mental Health, Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development