TY - JOUR A1 - Cabañés Iranzo, Carmen AU - Rubia Ortí, José Enrique de la AU - Sancho Castillo, Sandra AU - Firmino Canhoto, João Paulo T1 - Malignant and premalignant skin lesions: Knowledge, habits and sun protection campaigns Y1 - 2015 SN - 0103-2100 UR - http://hdl.handle.net/11268/7472 AB - Objective: To determine the morbidity of malignant and pre-malignant skin lesions and people’s knowledge about preventing sun exposure and dangerous habits. Methods: A retrospective longitudinal study and one descriptive transversal study were conducted with a population of 25,956 inhabitants using the Abucasis® program, and 201 questionnaires were administered to patients in an emergency department; SPSS 15.0 for Windows program was then used. Results: In six years there were 228 cases of actinic keratosis, 26 melanoma and 32 malignant neoplasms of the skin. It was found that 63.7% of the population believed that sufficient solar prevention campaigns were not performed, 50.2% were unaware of the warning signs of skin cancer, and the most widely used measure used for protection was the use of sunscreens. Conclusion: The morbidity of malignant and premalignant skin lesions in the Manises population quadrupled and the knowledge about preventing sun exposure is insufficient. KW - Melanoma KW - Enfermería KW - Medicina preventiva KW - Cáncer KW - Enfermedad de la piel KW - Medicina preventiva LA - eng ER -