Survey of knowledge of and awareness about melanoma - United States, 1995
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A survey by the American Academy of Dermatology reveals that those Americans most at risk of developing melanoma know very little about the disease. Of 1,001 Americans 18 years or older, only 55% knew that melanoma was a type of cancer. Only one-third knew it was a type of skin cancer and 42% did not know anything about melanoma. Once they were told melanoma is a skin cancer, 95% could name at least one risk factor. Half of the college graduates knew melanoma is a type of skin cancer but only 16% of those who never graduated from high school knew this. Sixty percent of those with annual incomes less than $20,000 did not know what melanoma was, compared to only 31% of those who made $75,000 or more. Thirty-eight percent of those between 25 and 64 years of age knew about melanoma, but only 16% of those between 18 and 24 years had this knowledge. This is unfortunate, because 80% of lifetime sunlight exposure, which is a major risk factor for melanoma, occurs before the age of 18.
Publication Name: JAMA, The Journal of the American Medical Association
Subject: Health
ISSN: 0098-7484
Year: 1996
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Nonhuman primate spumavirus infections among persons with occupational exposure - United States, 1996
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The CDC is following three veterinary technicians to see if their exposure to simian foamy viruses (SFV), or spumaviruses, will effect their health. Many monkeys used in research may be infected with these viruses. A CDC survey found that three technicians tested positive for SFV. All three had 20 to 30 years' experience working with monkeys. Two had been bitten by a monkey and one had sustained a puncture wound by an instrument contaminated by monkey blood. All three are healthy and two have not transmitted the virus to their wives.
Publication Name: JAMA, The Journal of the American Medical Association
Subject: Health
ISSN: 0098-7484
Year: 1997
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State-Specific Trends in High Blood Cholesterol Awareness Among Persons Screened--United States, 1991-1999
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More people were aware that they had high cholesterol levels in 1999 than in 1991. This was the conclusion of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, which analyzed data from the Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS) for 1991 through 1999.
Publication Name: JAMA, The Journal of the American Medical Association
Subject: Health
ISSN: 0098-7484
Year: 2001
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