Tailored Intervention for Melanoma Patient's Families

"We will send 3 sets of materials via mail, containing information about melanoma prevention and detection, 1 set each month for 3 months. Materials published by:~* The American Cancer Society~* The American Academy of Dermatology~* The Skin Cancer Foundation~The pamphlets contain information about ways to reduce risk for skin cancer including:~* Sun protection practices~* Risk factors for melanoma~* Information about what melanoma looks like~* How to do skin self-examinations~There will also be a telephone discussion with a health educator, discussing melanoma and other information contained in the pamphlets."

"We will send 3 separate pamphlets created specifically for participants. We will send 1 pamphlet each month for 3 months. The information in the pamphlets will be based on answers from the first survey. These pamphlets will contain information about:~* Melanoma and skin cancer protection guidelines~* The benefits of skin screening practices~* Ways to protect yourself from the sun~In addition to these pamphlets, there will be a telephone discussion with a health educator to discuss melanoma and other information contained in the pamphlets."

"Both groups will complete 3 surveys; at the beginning, 3 months later, 6 months after the second survey. Each survey will ask about:~* knowledge of melanoma~* current and past skin cancer screening practices~* current and past sun protection practices~* attitudes about skin cancer and sun protection~* feelings about relative's melanoma diagnosis and treatment"