2023-08-26 18:04:08
“The latest figures published by Public Health in 2019 show 15,513 new cases of skin melanoma recorded in France. Cutaneous melanoma is the first of the cancers in terms of increasing frequency”, says the Léon Bérard Cancer Center.
Exposure to ultraviolet A and B rays is the most important risk factor for developing skin cancer. Regarding the profiles most at risk, the National Cancer Institute list :
Regarding people with high incomes, scientists explain this relationship by their lifestyle: these individuals have a higher risk of melanoma because they spend more time on holiday in the sun and use tanning booths more frequently.
Melanoma: outdoor workers more at risk
This risk is also higher among people who earn less than $50,000 a year (about 46,000 euros), because these are more likely to work outdoors, hence more exposure to the sun.
As far as men are concerned, finally, this higher risk is this time due to ignorance of the importance of protective measures. In fact, males use less sun protection than females. They are thus more likely than women to get sunburn and develop more melanomas and other types of skin cancer.
Skin cancer: men reluctant to protect themselves
For women, the authors of the study published in Cancers note a few specificities: they wear long-sleeved tops less frequently and frequent tanning booths more often. This could explain, according to the researchers, why some studies have shown in the past that women develop more melanomas in their extremities.
Finally, in terms of skin cancer prevention strategies, scientists have realized that men express more negative opinions about sun protection. Women, on the other hand, are more worried about the appearance of new moles and are more likely to go to the doctor about them. In finethey are better protected from skin cancer than men.
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