Publications

Authors:

Savoia, Paola; Cristina Gironi, Laura; Airoldi, Chiara; Zottarelli, Francesca; Alaibac, Mauro; Ardigò, Marco; Argenziano, Giuseppe; Astorino, Stefano; Bellinato, Francesco; Bianchi, Luca; Congedo, Maurizio; Costa, Claudia; Di Stefani, Alessandro; Concetta Fargnoli, Maria; Foti, Caterina; Frascione, Pasquale; Girolomoni, Giampiero; Grandi, Vieri; Guarneri, Fabrizio; Hansel, Katharina; Lacarruba, Francesco; Lembo, Serena; Valerio Marzano, Angelo; Micali, Giuseppe; Paul Nisticò, Steven; Offidani, Annamaria; Peris, Ketty; Maria Piraccini, Bianca; Quaglino, Pietro; Romanelli, Marco; Rongioletti, Franco; Rubegni, Pietro; Salvini, Camilla; Scalvenzi, Massimiliano; Sena, Paolo; Spadafora, Marco; Francesco Tomasini, Carlo; Venturini, Marina; Zavattaro, Elisa

Title:

Enhancing Skin Cancer Prevention and Awareness in the Italian Population: Insights from the “Save Your Skin” Screening Campaign

Year:

2025

Type of item:

Articolo in Rivista

Tipologia ANVUR:

Articolo su rivista

Language:

Inglese

Referee:

No

Name of journal:

DERMATOLOGY PRACTICAL & CONCEPTUAL

ISSN of journal:

2160-9381

Page numbers:

1-10

Keyword:

Skin cancer prevention strategies, Awareness campaign, Public health initiative, Cancer screening, Dermatological health

Short description of contents:

Introduction: Skin cancer prevention campaigns aim to reduce modifiable risk factors, yet high-risk groups often maintain inadequate protection practices. Objectives: This study analyzed data from Italy’s 2023 “Save Your Skin” campaign, which provided free skin checks nationwide. Methods: Data from 1,773 participants across 29 centers in 13 regions were collected to assess sun exposure, photoprotection habits, and skin cancer awareness, identifying gaps in prevention efforts. Results: Most participants were female (70.16%), with a median age of 36, and 96.61% were born in Italy. While 71.24% joined for prevention reasons, others participated due to changes in a nevus (12.35%) or personal (2.31%) or family (7.33%) history of skin cancer. Self-assessments of nevi often did not align with dermatologists’ evaluations, but family and personal history reporting was more accurate. Participants showed confusion about nevi and melanoma: only 52.7% correctly identified nevi as benign, while 67.2% recognized melanoma as malignant. On average, participants answered 1.57 out of three knowledge questions correctly, with those having a family or personal history of skin cancer performing better. High-risk sun exposure behaviors were identified in 37.78% of participants. Older adults used sunscreen less frequently but relied more on hats and shade, while younger individu- als reported less sun exposure at work. Notably, participants with actinic damage demonstrated lower awareness and provided fewer correct answers on photoprotection. Conclusions: These findings underscore the need for targeted public health strategies to improve education on skin cancer prevention, particularly among high-risk and older populations.

Product ID:

146169

Handle IRIS:

11562/1164029

Last Modified:

June 7, 2025

Bibliographic citation:

Savoia, Paola; Cristina Gironi, Laura; Airoldi, Chiara; Zottarelli, Francesca; Alaibac, Mauro; Ardigò, Marco; Argenziano, Giuseppe; Astorino, Stefano; Bellinato, Francesco; Bianchi, Luca; Congedo, Maurizio; Costa, Claudia; Di Stefani, Alessandro; Concetta Fargnoli, Maria; Foti, Caterina; Frascione, Pasquale; Girolomoni, Giampiero; Grandi, Vieri; Guarneri, Fabrizio; Hansel, Katharina; Lacarruba, Francesco; Lembo, Serena; Valerio Marzano, Angelo; Micali, Giuseppe; Paul Nisticò, Steven; Offidani, Annamaria; Peris, Ketty; Maria Piraccini, Bianca; Quaglino, Pietro; Romanelli, Marco; Rongioletti, Franco; Rubegni, Pietro; Salvini, Camilla; Scalvenzi, Massimiliano; Sena, Paolo; Spadafora, Marco; Francesco Tomasini, Carlo; Venturini, Marina; Zavattaro, Elisa, Enhancing Skin Cancer Prevention and Awareness in the Italian Population: Insights from the “Save Your Skin” Screening Campaign «DERMATOLOGY PRACTICAL & CONCEPTUAL» , 2025 , pp. 1-10

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