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Hair care pros often spot possible skin cancers on the scalp. Dermatologists recommend they be trained to do it more and better. Katherine Harmon reports
護發的優點是可以盡早地發現頭皮上的皮膚癌。皮膚科醫生建議要對理發師進行培訓，使他們在診斷皮膚癌上做得更好。凱瑟琳哈蒙報告
Humans have mostly abandoned the grooming strategies of our chimp cousins. So there's a good chance your scalp and the back of your head go largely unexamined. But this inattention can leave skin cancers undetected.
人類幾乎完全放棄了像我們的同類黑猩猩那樣的梳洗方式。大家不太注意梳理頭頂和后腦部的頭發，這種方式減少了皮膚癌發現概率。
Fortunately, there are some people who have a more intimate knowledge of our heads and necks than even we do: barbers and hair stylists. Many folks see their hairdressers more often than they see their doctors.
但幸運的是，有人比我們更了解我們的頭和脖子，他們是：理發師和美容師。一些人見理發師的次數要比醫生多。
And a new study finds that hair salon workers are already in the habit of checking their customers for signs of skincancer. Researchers found that more than half of hair care professionals surveyed said they had suggested to at least one of their customers that they see a doctor for an abnormal mole. And more than a third said that they checked customers' scalps for suspicious spots. The findings are reported in the Archives of Dermatology. [Elizabeth Bailey et al., "Skin Cancer Knowledge, Attitudes and Behaviors in the Salon"]
最近的一項研究表明，發廊的工作人員有通過看頭發來發現皮膚癌的習慣。研究人員發現，在被調查的大半理發師中，每人至少一次提醒過他們的顧客去找醫生看看，因為理發師發展了不正常的痣。三分之一的理發師因為不正常的斑點而去仔細察看顧客的皮膚。這一研究成果發表在《皮膚學檔案》雜志上。[伊麗莎白.貝勒等，沙龍中的皮膚癌知識、態度和行為]
Since hair professionals are already checking scalps, the study’s authors recommend the creation of a program to give stylists “expert training and effective health communication tools to become confident and skilled lay skin cancer educators." —Katherine Harmon
因為專業的理發師已經開始檢查顧客的皮膚，所以文章的作者建議制定一個計劃，對理發師們進行“專業的培訓和高效的健康溝通，來提高他們的對皮膚癌的研究。”——凱瑟琳哈蒙
