Demographic Analysis of the Sun Protective Behaviours and Skin Cancer Risk of Victorian Farmers
Eloise Violet Kwan, Jessie Adams, Joanna Macdonald, Susan Brumby, Tracey Hatherell, Feby Savira, Alison Kennedy · 2026
Read Demographic Analysis of the Sun Protective Behaviours and Skin Cancer Risk of Victorian Farmers by Eloise Violet Kwan, Jessie Adams, Joanna Macdonald, Susan Brumby, Tracey Hatherell, Feby Savira, Alison Kennedy (2026) in the Tower of Babel, a free online library of public-domain works preserved in clean, searchable text. No sign-up. The full text is served as a plain-text file at a predictable URL, where text is present: https://antarctic-labs.com/tower-of-babel/pmc-13456189.txt.
Description
Eloise Kwan and co-authors survey how well farmers in Victoria, Australia protect their skin from the sun. Farm work means heavy ultraviolet exposure and raised skin cancer risk, yet this group's habits were little studied. Using health assessment data from 124 farmers, the team compared five habits, from sunscreen to broad-brim hats, across sex, age band, and how rural the farmer's home was.
Age was the only clear dividing line, and only for sunscreen. Farmers aged 65 and over were the most likely never to use it, while those aged 50 to 64 used it most faithfully. Sex and rurality showed no clear links to any habit. Protection overall was patchy in every group. The authors suggest aiming health messages at the oldest farmers and testing the findings in a larger sample.
Catalog record
| CREATOR | Eloise Violet Kwan, Jessie Adams, Joanna Macdonald, Susan Brumby, Tracey Hatherell, Feby Savira, Alison Kennedy |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2026 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 26 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |