A team of researchers at Brigham and Women's Hospital and Harvard School of Public Health conducted a survey of hair stylists to determine how much these beauty professionals know about cancerous skin lesions and whether they look for them in customers.
The results were promising. The research revealed that 69 percent of stylists were somewhat or very likely to educated customers on skin cancer, and another 25 percent said they typically share general health information with clients.
Moreover, about half of the respondents said they were interested in joining a program to educate them about skin cancer. A total of 58 percent of stylists said they had recommended that a customer get a suspicious mole checked out.
Authors of the study said that cosmetologists tend to look for lesions on the scalp, neck and face.
The neck can be relatively easy to miss, since we often don't think of it as getting enough sun, but cancerous moles can occur on this part of the body. The next time you're helping to reduce the appearance of saggy jowls by smoothing on neck cream, consider checking the area for any lesions.
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