Skin cancer is the No. 1 most common type of cancer in the U.S. That's one of the reasons that May is National Skin Cancer ...

WE all get the odd mark on our bodies now and then, whether it be a dry patch of skin, an odd-looking mole or a frustrating pimple. While these are often harmless, there are times when they could ...

Christine Kannler describes what firefighters need to be on the look out for when it comes to signs of skin cancer.

Melanoma is a type of cancer that grows in cells called melanocytes that give your skin and tissues their pigment. Uveal melanoma develops in the melanocytes in your eye’s uvea. The uvea is a ...

PET scans aren’t typically used during early melanoma diagnosis when no symptoms are evident or when the doctor suspects a localized tumor. This applies to skin and mucosal melanoma, a rare form ...

Melanoma can be found early. Everyone can play an important role in finding it early, when it is curable. Part of a routine cancer-related checkup should include a skin examination by a health ...

By age 50, men are also more likely to develop melanoma than women. It jumps to 2 times more likely by age 65 and 3 times more likely by age 80. A sore that doesn’t heal Spread of pigment from the ...

A study analyzing over 660,000 skin cancer cases highlighted significant risk factors. incidence and mortality for MCC and ...

Although melanoma only represents around 6% of skin cancers, it is responsible for more than 80% of skin cancer-related deaths. This type of cancer has a high tendency to spread and can form ...