Skin cancer risk behaviors among US men: The role of sexual orientation

A.J. Blashill and S.A. Safren

American Journal of Public Health, 2014, vol. 104, issue 9, 1640-1641

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.

Keywords: sunscreen, adolescent; adult; article; comparative study; cosmetic industry; health behavior; high risk behavior; human; male; male homosexuality; prospective study; skin tumor; socioeconomics; statistics; sunbathing; United States; young adult, Adolescent; Adult; Beauty Culture; Health Behavior; Homosexuality, Male; Humans; Male; Prospective Studies; Risk-Taking; Skin Neoplasms; Socioeconomic Factors; Sunbathing; Sunscreening Agents; United States; Young Adult (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2014
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DOI: 10.2105/AJPH.2014.301993

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