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As a preventable disease there have been many public awareness campaigns targeting skin cancer knowledge and sun protection in Australia in the last 30\u00a0years to increase knowledge of the disease and how to prevent it. Despite higher incidence and mortality of skin cancer in regional Australia and adults over 65\u00a0years though, little research exists examining this high\u2010risk population's skin cancer knowledge and sun behaviours, with most previous research conducted in urban Australia or overseas. This study aimed to examine adults\u2019 skin cancer knowledge, sun behaviours and demographic factors in a regional Australian town.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Methods<\/jats:title><jats:p>Cross\u2010sectional study design was utilised. Adult patients of a Mudgee General Practice (n\u00a0=\u00a0179, 18\u201089\u00a0years) completed a survey based on their skin cancer knowledge and sun behaviours. Chi\u2010squared tests were used to analyse responses.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Results<\/jats:title><jats:p>Poor non\u2010melanoma skin cancer awareness, risky sun behaviours and inadequate sun protection behaviours were found. Males and those at greatest current risk of skin cancer in Australia, those over 60\u00a0years, had the poorest skin cancer knowledge and were least likely to recognise skin cancer or use some sun protection measures.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Conclusions<\/jats:title><jats:p>Greater non\u2010melanoma skin cancer and sun protection education and research is needed, particularly targeting older and male Australians.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>So what?<\/jats:title><jats:p>The findings suggest rural men and older Australians would benefit from more targeted campaigns and education to increase their skin cancer awareness and use of sun protection in order to minimise future skin cancer.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.1002\/hpja.253","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2019,4,13]],"date-time":"2019-04-13T14:52:55Z","timestamp":1555167175000},"page":"84-92","update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1002\/crossmark_policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":15,"title":["Patients\u2019 sun practices, perceptions of skin cancer and their risk of skin cancer in rural Australia"],"prefix":"10.1002","volume":"31","author":[{"given":"Emily","family":"Sideris","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"RACGP  North Sydney NSW Australia"},{"name":"Graduate Medicine Faculty of Science Medicine and Health University of Wollongong  Wollongong NSW Australia"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Susan J.","family":"Thomas","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Graduate Medicine Faculty of Science Medicine and Health University of Wollongong  Wollongong NSW Australia"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]}],"member":"311","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2019,5,10]]},"reference":[{"key":"e_1_2_7_2_1","unstructured":"Australian Bureau of Statistics.National Health Survey first results 2014\u201015 c2015 [cited 2016 Jan 4]. 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