Counseling to Prevent Skin Cancer

Release Date: October 2003

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This topic page summarizes the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) recommendations on counseling for skin cancer.

Summary of Recommendations / Supporting Documents

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Summary of Recommendation

• The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force concludes that the evidence is insufficient to recommend for or against routine counseling by primary care clinicians to prevent skin cancer.
  Grade: I Statement.

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Supporting Documents

Counseling to Prevent Skin Cancer, October 2003
Recommendations and Rationale (PDF File, 139 KB; PDF Help)
Summary of Evidence (PDF File, 200 KB; PDF Help)

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As part of the USPSTF's ongoing commitment to clarity about its work and methods, the USPSTF invites public comment on all draft recommendation statements. As a result, the recommendation on counseling to prevent skin cancer does not appear with this accompanying background review. The USPSTF invited public comments on its draft recommendation statement on counseling to prevent skin cancer from November 8 to December 6, 2011. Once finalized, the recommendation statement will reflect any changes made based on the public comments received and will be available on this page.

Behavioral Counseling to Prevent Skin Cancer, February 2011
Evidence Review (PDF File, 217 KB; PDF Help)
Evidence Synthesis (PDF File, 1.5 MB; PDF Help)

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Current as of December 2011

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Internet Citation:

Counseling to Prevent Skin Cancer, Topic Page. U.S. Preventive Services Task Force. http://www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/uspsskco.htm

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