USPSTF Issues Recommendation on Skin Cancer Prevention

The United States Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) released its final recommendation statement on behavioral counseling to prevent skin cancer. The task force recommends counseling young adults, adolescents, children, and parents of young children about minimizing exposure to ultraviolet (UV) radiation for persons aged 6 months to 24 years with fair skin types to reduce their risk of skin cancer. The USPSTF recommendation comes with B grade.

Read the recommendation here.

Read the full article published March 20, 2018, in the Journal of the American Medical Association.

Posted 3/21/18