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The study objective was to examine experiences of melanoma survivors regarding sun protection, surveillance practices, psychosocial and family concerns using focus groups.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Methods<\/jats:title><jats:p>We identified patients (\u226518 years) treated at Memorial Sloan\u2010Kettering Cancer Center (USA) during 1996\u20132005 with invasive primary cutaneous melanoma, stages I\u2013III. We stratified focus groups by age (&lt;50 vs \u226550 years) and years since diagnosis (1 to &lt;5 years vs 5\u201310 years). We performed qualitative thematic text analysis, which involved independent data review by multiple analysts (<jats:italic>n<\/jats:italic>\u2009=\u20092) followed by interpretation of key findings via consensus work.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Results<\/jats:title><jats:p>Forty\u2010eight survivors composed the final sample. Most did not conduct routine skin self\u2010examinations. Survivors became more conscious of sun exposure and expanded their sun protection; some experienced anxiety if caught unprotected in the sun. Survivors were aware of the increased melanoma risk for family members, yet many did not discuss risk reduction. Melanoma diagnosis elevated the importance of retaining health insurance and purchasing life insurance for younger survivors. We did not identify significance difference between those diagnosed more or less recently.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Conclusions<\/jats:title><jats:p>We identified areas of high priority to melanoma survivors: skin self\u2010examination, anxiety associated with sun exposure, familial risk communication, and maintaining health insurance benefits. The implications for cancer survivors are that these behavioral data will help to design health promotion and prevention programs that are tailored to melanoma survivors' risk status. 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