ABSTRACT
The design of efficient preventive programs for skin cancer requires the identifi-
cation of high-risk groups of individuals appropriate for participation in preven-
tive interventions. The prevention of cutaneous malignant melanoma (CMM) is a
task of utmost importance, as this is a potentially lethal tumor which shows a
rapid increase in Caucasian populations (1). This chapter will therefore focus
mainly on risk groups for CMM. However, from the perspective of both individ-
ual suffering and health economics at the societal level, prevention of the more
common, although rarely lethal, nonmelanoma skin cancers, basal cell carcinoma
(BCC) and squamous cell carcinoma (SCC) is also important. High-risk groups
for nonmelanoma skin cancers will therefore also be briefly discussed.
