Table 2.
Content of 140 popular skin cancer screening videos posted on YouTube.
| Content | Total (N=140), n (%) |
Consumer (N=83), n (%) |
Professional (N=57), n (%) |
P value | |
| Provide information | 86 (61.4) | 33 (39.8) | 53 (93.0) | <.001 | |
| Type of skin cancer | |||||
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Brief mention or irrelevant | 11 (7.9) | 10 (12.0) | 1 (1.8) | .026 |
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Melanoma | 37 (26.4) | 19 (22.9) | 18 (31.6) | .25 |
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Basal cell carcinoma | 25 (17.9) | 17 (20.5) | 8 (14.0) | .33 |
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Skin cancer in general | 45 (32.1) | 30 (36.1) | 15 (26.3) | .22 |
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Squamous cell carcinoma | 13 (9.3) | 4 (4.8) | 9 (15.8) | .03 |
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Multiple types | 16 (11.4) | 7 (8.4) | 9 (15.8) | .18 |
| Age group discussed | .016 | ||||
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Age not discussed | 124 (88.6) | 79 (95.2) | 45 (78.9) |
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<40 | 4 (2.9) | 1 (1.2) | 3 (5.3) |
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≥40 | 4 (2.9) | 0 (0.0) | 4 (7.0) |
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All ages | 8 (5.7) | 3 (3.6) | 5 (8.8) |
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| Family history | 16 (11.4) | 6 (7.2) | 10 (17.5) | .06 | |
| Risk reduction |
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Importance of screening | 40 (28.6) | 12 (14.5) | 28 (49.1) | <.001 |
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Signs and symptoms | 46 (32.9) | 16 (19.3) | 30 (52.6) | <.001 |
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Use of sunblock | 39 (27.9) | 24 (28.9) | 15 (26.3) | .74 |
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Danger of tanning | 38 (27.1) | 20 (24.1) | 18 (31.6) | .33 |
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Wearing a hat | 13 (9.3) | 8 (9.6) | 5 (8.8) | .86 |
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Prevention in youth | 12 (8.6) | 6 (7.2) | 6 (10.5) | .49 |
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ABCDE method | 15 (10.7) | 5 (6.0) | 10 (17.5) | .03 |
| Fear | 19 (13.6) | 14 (16.9) | 5 (8.8) | .17 | |
| Home remedies for skin cancer treatment | |||||
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Black salve | 23 (16.4) | 23 (27.7) | 0 (0.0) | <.001 |