If there's one good thing about skin cancer, it's that you can spot it yourself—if you know what to look for. And the earlier you can find skin cancer, the sooner you can seek treatment. The Skin ...

CHANCES ARE, ONE out of five of you reading this will be diagnosed with skin cancer by the time you hit age 70. As the most prevalent cancer overall (beating out all other cancers combined), there are ...

In November 2024, New Orleans firefighters respond to a third-alarm fire on Norman C Francis Parkway. Photo courtesy New Orleans Fire Department. The majority of skin cancers are caused by ultraviolet ...

Skin cancer is a type of cancer that begins in the skin cells, and its appearance can vary widely depending on the type of cancer. Understanding the variations in what skin cancer looks like can help ...

Learn the warning signs of skin cancer, how it presents on different skin types, and how everyone can prevent it. One in five Americans will face some kind of skin cancer in their lifetime. And it's ...

Vishal A. Patel, MD, of the GW School of Medicine & Health Sciences and GW Cancer Center, shared strategies beyond sunscreen and emphasized the importance of at-home self-screening in part 2 of his ...

Genetic ancestry may play a key role in how acral melanoma, a rare and aggressive type of skin cancer, develops and behaves, ...

Metformin, a diabetes drug, may potentially decrease risk of basal cell carcinoma and squamous cell carcinoma for some people, study found. Adobe Stock/HealthDay News upi Metformin is a medication ...