Warning: New Skin Cancer Study Finds Outdoor Workers Are Less Likely To Get Screened For Skin Cancer
May 05, 2008
May 05, 2008
SCHAUMBURG, Ill., May 5 -- The American Academy of Dermatology issued the following news release:
While occupational risks are inherent in many jobs, workers who make a living toiling in the sun face an increased threat of skin cancer from repeated overexposure to the sun's harmful ultraviolet (UV) rays. Now, new research finds that workers who need skin exams the most by nature of their occupation - such as construction, forestry, fishing and farming workers - are the least likel . . .
While occupational risks are inherent in many jobs, workers who make a living toiling in the sun face an increased threat of skin cancer from repeated overexposure to the sun's harmful ultraviolet (UV) rays. Now, new research finds that workers who need skin exams the most by nature of their occupation - such as construction, forestry, fishing and farming workers - are the least likel . . .