Paeds Vivas · preventive-and-community-paediatrics
Sun protection and skin cancer prevention — branching viva
Structured oral on layered photoprotection, childhood UV risk, indoor tanning and vitamin D.
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Prompt
Well-child clinic: parents of a freckled school-age child ask about sunscreen brands, beach holidays and whether a tanning bed before a formal is 'safer than burning outside'.
Opening (2 minutes)
Examiner: "What is your overall approach to sun protection for this child?" [1]
Strong answer: Enable outdoor life with layered protection — shade, timing, clothing/hat, sunglasses, then broad-spectrum sunscreen with enough product and reapplication. Do not rely on brand name alone. [1] [4]
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- [1]Section on Dermatology, Balk SJ Ultraviolet radiation: a hazard to children and adolescents Pediatrics, 2011.PMID 21357336
- [2]Balk SJ Ultraviolet radiation: a hazard to children and adolescents Pediatrics, 2011.PMID 21357345
- [3]Balk SJ Counseling on Sun Protection and Indoor Tanning Pediatrics, 2017.PMID 29127209
- [4]Balk SJ Sun Protection Pediatrics in review, 2023.PMID 37002351
- [7]Whiteman DC Childhood sun exposure as a risk factor for melanoma: a systematic review of epidemiologic studies Cancer causes & control, 2001.PMID 11227927
- [9]Colantonio S The association of indoor tanning and melanoma in adults: systematic review and meta-analysis Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology, 2014.PMID 24629998