Fewer U.S. teenagers are using sunscreen, a new study has shown.
The study, conducted by researchers at William Paterson University in New Jersey, published Thursday in the publication Preventing Chronic Disease, found that the percentage of high school students using sunscreen dropped from 67.7 percent in 2001 to 56.1 percent in 2011. The study analyzed survey data from high school students collected for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance System.
According to the study, the drop in sunscreen use occurred as melanoma increased 1.6 percent annually among men from 2001 to 2010 and 1.4 percent among women. The study also noted that the use of indoor tanning devices is also on the decline in the United States.
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