Text size: Skin Cancer: Counseling
Release Date: May 2012
This topic is in the process of being updated. Please go to the Update in Progress section to see the latest documents available.
Recommendation Summary
Summary of Recommendations and Evidence
| Population | Recommendation | Grade (What's This?) |
|---|---|---|
| Children, Adolescents, and Young Adults aged 10 to 24, Fair Skinned | The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) recommends counseling children, adolescents, and young adults aged 10 to 24 years who have fair skin about minimizing their exposure to ultraviolet radiation to reduce risk for skin cancer. | The USPSTF recommends the service. There is high certainty that the net benefit is moderate or there is moderate certainty that the net benefit is moderate to substantial. |
| Adults Older than 24 | The USPSTF concludes that the current evidence is insufficient to assess the balance of benefits and harms of counseling adults older than age 24 years about minimizing risks to prevent skin cancer. See Clinical Considerations section for suggestions for practice regarding the I statement. | The USPSTF concludes that the current evidence is insufficient to assess the balance of benefits and harms of the service. Evidence is lacking, of poor quality, or conflicting, and the balance of benefits and harms cannot be determined. |
Current as of: May 2012
Internet Citation: Final Update Summary: Skin Cancer: Counseling. U.S. Preventive Services Task Force. September 2016.
https://www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/Page/Document/UpdateSummaryFinal/skin-cancer-counseling
