One Part of the Nurses Health Study Focuses on Possible

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One part of the Nurses Health Study focuses on possible causes of skin cancer.Nurses were asked about different behaviors and aspects of their health when theyentered the study. Those nurses subsequently diagnosed with cancer were given thequestionnaires again. Investigators discovered that after the diagnosis the nursestended to report a reduced ability to tan. The investigators concluded that the shift inreporting might be caused by an awareness of their diagnosis.