Hispanics need protection from skin cancer

“A sunburn and skin cancer study of 369 students at Killian High School in Miami showed that white Hispanic students were less likely to fear skin cancer than white non-Hispanic students, and less likely to protect themselves against it.

And the differences held up even when the study compared Hispanics and non-Hispanics of the same skin tone.

It’s a dangerous misconception, said Dr. Robert S. Kirsner, vice chairman of the Department of Dermatology at University of Miami Medical School and the study’s senior author.”

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