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A nationwide population-based skin cancer screening in Germany: proceedings of the first meeting of the International Task Force on Skin Cancer Screening and Prevention (September 24 and 25, 2009)Alan C Geller
Division of Public Health Practice, Harvard School of Public Health, Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, MA, USA
Cancer Epidemiol 34:355-8. 2010....- Smoking cessation counseling for parents during child hospitalization: a national survey of pediatric nursesAlan C Geller
Harvard School of Public Health, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
Public Health Nurs 28:475-84. 2011..We sought to determine if hospital policies can support nurses in effectively counseling parents about smoking... - Factors related to the presentation of thin and thick nodular melanoma from a population-based cancer registry in Queensland AustraliaAlan C Geller
Division of Public Health Practice, Harvard School of Public Health, Boston, Massachusetts 02215, USA
Cancer 115:1318-27. 2009.... - Educational and screening campaigns to reduce deaths from melanomaAlan C Geller
Division of Public Health Practice, Harvard School of Public Health, Landmark Center, 401 Park Drive, Third Floor East, Boston, MA 02215, USA
Hematol Oncol Clin North Am 23:515-27, ix. 2009..We also propose the framework for a randomized screening trial for melanoma... - Reducing mortality in individuals at high risk for advanced melanoma through education and screeningAlan C Geller
Department of Society, Health, and Human Development, Harvard School of Public Health, Boston, Massachusetts 02115, USA
J Am Acad Dermatol 65:S87-94. 2011..We review these major concepts, concentrating on the key risk factors for advanced melanoma... - The SunWise Policy intervention for school-based sun protection: a pilot studyKaren M Emmons
Department of Society, Human Development and Health, Harvard School of Public Health, Dana Farber Cancer Institute, Boston, USA
J Sch Nurs 24:215-21. 2008..Use of study interventions for improving sun protection practices such as policy toolkits or brief counseling can be easily interwoven into school hours by school nurses and other health educators... 
A randomized trial to improve early detection and prevention practices among siblings of melanoma patientsAlan C Geller
Department of Dermatology, Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, Massachusetts 02118, USA
Cancer 107:806-14. 2006..The first-degree relatives of melanoma patients represent a risk group who may experience a 'teachable moment' for enhanced education and risk reduction...- The first 15 years of the American Academy of Dermatology skin cancer screening programs: 1985-1999Alan C Geller
Department of Dermatology, Boston University School of Medicine, Massachusetts 02118, USA
J Am Acad Dermatol 48:34-41. 2003..The purpose of this analysis is to investigate the risk factors, access to dermatologic services, and screening results of participants in AAD-sponsored programs during the first 15 years that this service was available to the US public... - Multiple levels of influence in the adoption of sun protection policies in elementary schools in MassachusettsAlan C Geller
RN, Department of Dermatology, Boston University School of Medicine, 720 Harrison Ave, DOB801A, Boston MA 02118, USA
Arch Dermatol 144:491-6. 2008..To understand the factors that may influence sun protection policy development if the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention guidelines are to be realized... - Early detection of thick melanomas in the United States: beware of the nodular subtypeMarie France Demierre
Department of Dermatology, Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, MA 02118, USA
Arch Dermatol 141:745-50. 2005..We determined trends in distribution of thin and thick melanoma, with emphasis on the histopathologic subtype nodular melanoma... - Screening, early detection, and trends for melanoma: current status (2000-2006) and future directionsAlan C Geller
Department of Dermatology, Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, Massachusetts 02118, USA
J Am Acad Dermatol 57:555-72; quiz 573-6. 2007.... 
Can an hour or two of sun protection education keep the sunburn away? Evaluation of the Environmental Protection Agency's Sunwise School ProgramAlan C Geller
Department of Dermatology, Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
Environ Health 2:13. 2003..Childhood exposure to ultraviolet (UV) light increases risk for skin cancer as an adult, thus starting positive sun protection habits early may be key to reducing the incidence of this disease...- Crafting a melanoma educational campaign to reach middle-aged and older menJoanna Geller
Department of Dermatology, Boston University School of Medicine, MA 02118, USA
J Cutan Med Surg 10:259-68. 2006..Issues of health literacy and understandability of our messages must be further explored... - Sun protection practices among offspring of women with personal or family history of skin cancerAlan C Geller
Department of Dermatology, Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, MA 02118, USA
Pediatrics 117:e688-94. 2006..Family history of skin cancer is an important determinant of skin cancer risk for offspring. No previous study of the effect of personal or family history of skin cancer on the sun protection behaviors of the offspring has been published... - Tobacco control competencies for US medical studentsAlan C Geller
Cancer Prevention and Control Center, Department of Dermatology, Boston University School of Medicine, MA 02118, USA
Am J Public Health 95:950-5. 2005..Because there was neither an explicit set of tobacco competencies for medical schools nor a process to develop them, one of the consortium's tasks was to articulate competencies and learning objectives... - Skin cancer prevention and detection practices among siblings of patients with melanomaAlan C Geller
Boston University School of Medicine, Department of Dermatology, Boston, MA 02118, USA
J Am Acad Dermatol 49:631-8. 2003..These statistics suggest that first-degree relatives of patients with melanoma, who are at particularly high risk, warrant targeted public health action... - Study of health outcomes in school children: key challenges and lessons learned from the Framingham Schools' Natural History of Nevi StudyAlan C Geller
Department of Dermatology, Boston University School of Medicine, DOB 801A, Boston, MA 02118, USA
J Sch Health 77:312-8. 2007..We describe the planning, recruitment, key challenges, and lessons learned in the development of a study of the evolution of nevi (moles) among children in a school setting... - Skin cancer education and early detection at the beach: a randomized trial of dermatologist examination and biometric feedbackKaren M Emmons
Dana Farber Cancer Institute, Boston, MA, USA
J Am Acad Dermatol 64:282-9. 2011..There are limited data on the effectiveness of skin cancer prevention education and early detection programs at beaches... - Smoking Sleuths: a pilot tobacco prevention elective for medical school studentsCatherine A Powers
Department of Dermatology, Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, MA 02118, USA
J Cancer Educ 23:122-5. 2008..Smoking Sleuths is an experiential learning curriculum that was developed and taught to elementary through high school aged children by medical students... - Use of tanning beds and incidence of skin cancerMingfeng Zhang
Brigham and Women s Hospital, Boston, MA, USA
J Clin Oncol 30:1588-93. 2012..We sought to evaluate the risk effect of tanning bed use on skin cancers among teenage and young adults. We also expected to determine whether a dose-response relationship was evident... - Tobacco cessation and prevention practices reported by second and fourth year students at US medical schoolsAlan C Geller
Department of Dermatology, Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, MA, USA
J Gen Intern Med 23:1071-6. 2008..To date, there has been little information on students' self-reported skills and practice opportunities to provide 5A's (Ask, Advise, Assess, Assist, and Arrange) counseling for tobacco cessation... - Should the skin cancer examination be taught in medical school?Alan C Geller
Department of Dermatology, Boston University School of Medicine, 720 Harrison Ave, DOB801A, Boston, MA 02118, USA
Arch Dermatol 138:1201-3. 2002..We documented the antecedents of physician practice by evaluating medical students' observation, training, performance, and self-reported skill level for the skin cancer examination and sun protection counseling... - Gender differences in young adults' beliefs about sunscreen useLorien Abroms
Harvard School of Public Health, Department of Health and Social Behavior, Boston, USA
Health Educ Behav 30:29-43. 2003..Findings are discussed in terms of their implications for the design of future interventions... - Validating medical students' self-report of smoking-related communication skills and educational experiencesKatie R Brooks
Department of Dermatology, Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, Mass, USA
Ambul Pediatr 7:187-91. 2007..In evaluating an educational intervention that promotes this skill, we assess whether students' self-report of this counseling skill was a valid measure of actual behavior... - Sunburn reduction through parental role modeling and sunscreen vigilanceAlan C Geller
Department of Dermatology, Boston University School of Public Health, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
J Pediatr 142:67-72. 2003..Therefore the inclusion of parents and care givers in interventions targeting children may increase program efficacy... - Skin cancer education in transplant recipientsIlana Feuerstein
Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, MA 02118, USA
Prog Transplant 18:232-41; quiz 242. 2008..Although some transplant recipients may resist adopting new behaviors at first, use of the ample clinic opportunities for patient education can dramatically reduce their risk of skin cancer... - Raising sun protection and early detection awareness among Florida high schoolersAlan C Geller
Department of Dermatology, Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, MA 02118, USA
Pediatr Dermatol 22:112-8. 2005.... - The primary care pediatrician's influence on medical student's performance of smoking assessments and counselingAlan C Geller
Department of Dermatology, Boston University School of Medicine, 720 Harrison Avenue, DOB 801A, Boston, MA 02118, USA
Prev Med 41:47-52. 2005.... - Strategies for improving melanoma education and screening for men age >or= 50 years: findings from the American Academy of Dermatological National Skin Cancer Sreening ProgramAlan C Geller
Department of Dermatology, Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, Massachusetts 02118, USA
Cancer 95:1554-61. 2002..In the current study, the authors sought to identify factors associated with a high yield in skin cancer screening and to explore strategies for improving mass screenings for melanoma... - Sun care advertising in popular U.S. magazinesEric T Lee
Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, MA 02118, USA
Am J Health Promot 20:349-52. 2006.... - Factors associated with physician discovery of early melanoma in middle-aged and older menAlan C Geller
Department of Dermatology, Boston University School of Medicine, 720 Harrison Ave, DOB 801A, Boston, MA 02118, USA
Arch Dermatol 145:409-14. 2009..To determine factors associated with physician discovery of early melanoma in middle-aged and older men... - The CHEER study to reduce BMI in Elementary School students: a school-based, parent-directed study in Framingham, MassachusettsElissa A Resnick
Cancer Prevention and Control Center and Department of Dermatology, Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, Massachusets Institute for Health Research and Policy, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, Illinois, USA
J Sch Nurs 25:361-72. 2009..Findings are limited by the lack of a true control group and small sample size. Results from this school nurse and CHW outreach program to parents are encouraging... - Patient follow-up after participating in a beach-based skin cancer screening programMary L Greaney
Center for Community Based Research, Dana Farber Cancer Institute, Boston, MA 02215, USA
Int J Environ Res Public Health 9:1836-45. 2012..Research is needed to determine what factors are associated with follow-up being as advised and to develop messages that increase receipt of advised follow-up care... - Use of sunscreen, sunburning rates, and tanning bed use among more than 10 000 US children and adolescentsAlan C Geller
Department of Dermatology, School of Medicine, Cancer Prevention and Control Center, Boston University, Boston, Massachusetts 02118, USA
Pediatrics 109:1009-14. 2002.... - Epidemiology of melanoma and nonmelanoma skin cancerAlan C Geller
School of Medicine, and Epidemiology, School of Public Health, Boston University, MA, USA
Semin Oncol Nurs 19:2-11. 2003..Nurses should ascertain possible inherited risk and monitor patients for additional primary skin cancers... - Increased cancer risk for individuals with a family history of prostate cancer, colorectal cancer, and melanoma and their associated screening recommendations and practicesMegan Noe
Tufts University School of Medicine, Boston, MA, USA
Cancer Causes Control 19:1-12. 2008..This review should serve as a guide for physicians and cancer control planners when advising their patients and the public regarding screening decisions... - Student-parent agreement in self-reported sun behaviorsStephen W Dusza
Dermatology Service, Department of Medicine, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
J Am Acad Dermatol 52:896-900. 2005..We sought to describe agreement between parent proxy and student self-reported sun behaviors and sun protective practices in adolescents aged 10 to 14 years... - Cancer prevention education in United States medical schools: how far have we come?Zeina Dajani
Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, MA 02118, USA
J Cancer Educ 23:204-8. 2008..Herein, we review progress to date and call for a national forum of anti-cancer organizations to forge a new series of competencies for all US medical students... - Screening for melanomaAlan C Geller
Department of Dermatology, School of Medicine, Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, School of Public Health, Boston University, Boston, MA, USA
Dermatol Clin 20:629-40, viii. 2002.... - Overcoming obstacles to skin cancer examinations and prevention counseling for high-risk patients: results of a national survey of primary care physiciansAlan C Geller
Department of Dermatology, Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, MA 02118, USA
J Am Board Fam Pract 17:416-23. 2004..However, little research has attempted to identify the major obstacles to performing a skin cancer examination and recommending prevention practices... - Skin cancer knowledge, attitudes, and behaviors in the salon: a survey of working hair professionals in Houston, TexasElizabeth E Bailey
Department of Medicine, Brigham and Women s Hospital, Harvard School of Public Health, 677 Huntington Ave, Boston, MA 02115, USA
Arch Dermatol 147:1159-65. 2011..To determine factors related to the observation of suspicious lesions on the scalp, neck, and face of customers by hair professionals (cosmetologists and barbers)... - Enacting legislation to restrict youth access to tanning beds: a survey of advocates and sponsoring legislatorsBusayo Obayan
Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, Massachusetts 02118, USA
J Am Acad Dermatol 63:63-70. 2010..Passing tanning bed legislation restricting underage use has remained challenging... - Translating research evidence into practice to reduce health disparities: a social determinants approachHoward K Koh
Division of Public Health Practice, Harvard School of Public Health, Boston, MA 02115, USA
Am J Public Health 100:S72-80. 2010..Such efforts translate research evidence into real-world settings and harness collaborative social action for broad-scale, sustainable change... - Urgent access to a specialty care melanoma clinic is associated with a higher rate of melanoma detectionAdam D Lipworth
Department of Dermatology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts 02114, USA
J Am Acad Dermatol 64:1060-7. 2011..Some authors advocate for shifting dermatologic resources from routine appointments to urgent visits for those with lesions concerning for melanoma... - Sun protection policies and practices at child care centers in MassachusettsStacey A Kenfield
Epidemiology Department, Harvard School of Public Health, Boston, MA, USA
J Community Health 30:491-503. 2005..Further research should assess this relationship in other states. Improving and expanding existing state regulations may be a reasonable strategy to increase sun protection at child care centers... - The benefits of skin cancer prevention counseling for parents and childrenAlan C Geller
Department of Dermatology, Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, Massachusetts 02118, USA
J Am Acad Dermatol 55:506-8. 2006 - Use of artificial tanning products among young adultsKatie Brooks
Department of Dermatology, Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, Massachusetts 02118, USA
J Am Acad Dermatol 54:1060-6. 2006..While safe alternatives to ultraviolet exposure are desirable, the potential risks of widely endorsing artificial tanning products must be considered... - Evaluation of a cancer prevention and detection curriculum for medical studentsAlan C Geller
Department of Dermatology, Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, Massachusetts 02118, USA
Prev Med 35:78-86. 2002..We sought to implement and incorporate a cancer education curriculum into the students' core curriculum and to assess their skill levels prior to (1996), during (1997), and at the peak (1998-1999) of the incorporation of new hours... - The Environmental Protection Agency's National SunWise School Program: sun protection education in US schools (1999-2000)Alan C Geller
Department of Dermatology, Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, MA 02118, USA
J Am Acad Dermatol 46:683-9. 2002..CONCLUSIONS: Brief, standardized sun protection education can be efficiently interwoven into school health education and result in improvements in knowledge and positive intentions for sun protection... - What's in store for medical students? Awareness and utilization of expert nutrition guidelines among medical school preceptorsVictor Wong
Department of Dermatology and Pathology, Boston University School of Medicine, MA 02118, USA
Prev Med 39:753-9. 2004..We sought to understand the awareness and current utilization of expert nutrition recommendations and practice guidelines among medical student faculty preceptors... - Academic dermatology manpower: issues of recruitment and retentionDaniel S Loo
Department of Dermatology, Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, Mass 02118, USA
Arch Dermatol 143:341-7. 2007..To assess the total number, recruitment rate, departure rate, and growth rate of full-time academic dermatologists in the United States over the last decade... - A novel educational strategy to enhance internal medicine residents' familial colorectal cancer knowledge and risk assessment skillsPaul C Schroy
Department of Medicine and Dermatology, Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
Am J Gastroenterol 100:677-84. 2005..CONCLUSION: A mixed educational program that incorporates both a DL and ICBS is more effective that the DL alone for increasing knowledge about familial CRC risk but may have limited influence on clinical risk assessment skills... - Evaluation of current tobacco curriculum at 12 US medical schoolsCatherine A Powers
Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, MA 02118, USA
J Cancer Educ 19:212-9. 2004..Tobacco Prevention and Cessation Education at US Medical Schools (PACE), a National Cancer Institute funded project, was launched to assess and improve curriculum content and teaching at 12 US medical schools... - Community-based participatory research skills and training needs in a sample of academic researchers from a clinical and translational science center in the NortheastAnn DiGirolamo
Institute for Community Health, Cambridge Health Alliance, Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA
Clin Transl Sci 5:301-5. 2012..To determine the community-based participatory research (CBPR) training interests and needs of researchers interested in CBPR to inform efforts to build infrastructure for conducting community-engaged research...