Tailored Intervention for Melanoma Patient's Families

Tailored Intervention for Melanoma Patient's Families

The purpose of the investigators' study is to find the best way to provide information about sun protection and skin cancer detection. The investigators want to see which of two methods most improves sun protection and screening attitudes and practices. The investigators hope to improve these attitudes and practices among people who are at higher risk for melanoma. People at higher risk for melanoma are first degree relatives (mother, father, sibling or child) of people diagnosed with melanoma.

Eligible patients will be contacted to find out whether they have any living first degree relatives that we may contact to discuss their participation in our study.

Eligible first degree relatives (FDRs) will participate in our study as outlined under Interventions.

Inclusion Criteria - Patients (for referral of FDRs):

• Newly diagnosed with cutaneous malignant melanoma (CMM) within the past 2 years but more than 3 months prior to being approached
• Seen at FCCC, FCCC Network, Temple, MCC, or HUP patient clinics
• Greater than 18 years of age
• English speaking
• Able to give meaningful informed consent
• Does NOT have a first-degree relative with CMM

Inclusion Criteria - FDR (First Degree Relative):

• Current age of at least 21 years
• One or more of the following additional risk factors; blonde or red hair; marked freckling on the upper back; history of 3 or more blistering sunburns prior to age 20; 3 or more years of an outdoor summer job as a teenager; Actinic keratosis
• Able to give informed consent
• English speaking
• Has residential phone service
• No personal history of CMM or non-melanoma skin cancer
• No personal history of dysplastic nevi

Exclusion Criteria - FDR:

• 2 or more first degree relatives with CMM
• Has had a total cutaneous examination (TCE) in the past 3 years AND has done skin self-examination (SSE) more than once in the past year AND has a sun protection habits mean score greater than or equal to 4 (often). We are selecting a set participants who are NOT compliant with TCE and are inconsistent/minimal performers of SSE and sun protection practices.