Online web-based sun-protective behaviors

• Main Author: Bragazzi NL
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Dove Medical Press 2014-03-01
• Series: Psychology Research and Behavior Management
• Online Access: http://www.dovepress.com/sun-protective-behaviors-in-populations-at-high-risk-for-skletter-a16023

Nicola Luigi Bragazzi1,2 1School of Public Health, Department of Health Sciences (DISSAL), University of Genoa, Via Antonio Pastore,Genoa, Italy; 2DINOGMI, Department of Neuroscience, Rehabilitation, Ophthalmology, Genetics, Maternal and Child Health, Section of Psychiatry, University of Genoa, Genoa, ItalyI read with great interest the recently published article by Diao and Lee1 concerning the sun-protective behaviors in populations at high risk for skin cancer, with a special emphasis on melanoma. Even though the manuscript was not intended as a systematic review, it provides primary care practitioners with useful information and detailed recommendations.However it should be stressed that dermatology, as well as the other medical branches and specialties, has faced many progresses in recent years, thanks to the technological advancements (the so-called "teledermatology")2 and the achievements in the field of molecular and systems biology.3View original paper by Diao and Lee.