黑色素瘤和非黑色素瘤皮肤癌是死亡的重要原因。先前关于非医疗专业人员皮肤癌教育的研究表明，通过培训，客户对病变问题的积极态度和可能性有所增加。然而，很少有研究调查美容师在皮肤癌筛查中的使用。开发教育课程来培训美容师识别相关病变，评估美容师对皮肤癌检测的基础知识，并确定我们的课程对皮肤癌筛查的影响病变检测。我们对美容师进行了教育课程和相应的横断面调查，以评估当前知识并评估有关皮肤癌检测的态度和行为的改善情况。在 504 名美容师中，大多数美容师 (85%- 98%) 给出了正确的水平培训前和培训后调查中对“极其令人担忧”的病变的关注。如果客户之前参加过皮肤癌课程 (p=0.012) 或拥有一年以上的工作经验 (p<0.001)，美容师更有可能建议客户去看医疗专业人员。完成培训模块后，大多数参与者感到“非常舒服”，建议客户就可疑病变去看医生。我们的研究结果表明，美容师能够对异常病变表示适当的关注程度。美容师可以作为皮肤科医生检测皮肤癌的宝贵筛查合作伙伴。作者。由巴塞尔 S. Karger AG 出版。

Melanoma and non-melanoma skin cancer are significant causes of mortality. Previous studies regarding skin cancer education in non-medical professionals have shown increases in favorable attitudes and likelihood of approaching clients about concerning lesions with training. However, few studies have investigated the use of estheticians in skin cancer screening.To develop an education course to train estheticians to recognize concerning lesions, to assess the baseline knowledge of estheticians toward skin cancer detection, and to determine the effect that our curriculum has on lesion detection.We administered an education course and corresponding cross-sectional surveys to estheticians to evaluate current knowledge and assess for improvements in attitudes and behaviors regarding skin cancer detection.Of 504 estheticians, most estheticians (85%- 98%) indicated the correct level of concern for "extremely concerning" lesions on pre- and post-training surveys. Estheticians were more likely to recommend that their client see a medical professional if they previously attended a course on skin cancer (p=0.012) or had greater than one year of work experience (p<0.001). After completion of the training module, most participants felt "very comfortable" suggesting that clients see a doctor for a suspicious lesion.Our findings suggest that estheticians are capable of indicating the appropriate level of concern for abnormal lesions. Estheticians may serve as a valuable screening partner for dermatologists in the detection of skin cancer.The Author(s). Published by S. Karger AG, Basel.