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 Awareness Month. Many Americans are unaware of their risk for skin cancers, ...

Skin cancer on the neck may be basal cell carcinoma (BCC), squamous cell carcinoma (SCC), or melanoma. Melanoma typically looks like a dark-colored asymmetric mole, BCC looks like a shiny or pearly ...

Here's why it's important to schedule your annual skin cancer screening. I have been writing this column on a weekly basis since 1976, and I am frequently asked how I keep coming up with new ideas to ...

The study shows that melanoma cells release tiny bubble-like structures called extracellular vesicles, or EVs, which can ...

White spots on the skin are rarely a sign of skin cancer and may instead link to other conditions. However, it is important to carefully examine the color and other changes to a spot. White spots on ...

Identifying moles vs. skin cancer is not always easy. However, there are telltale signs that can help differentiate a benign (non-cancerous) skin lesion from potentially dangerous skin cancer. Benign ...

I had surgery to remove a skin cancer on my nose. It wasn’t attractive, but it was necessary: the consequence of slicing out ...

There is a push for better skin cancer awareness in rural Colorado, especially among farmers and ranchers. “They're at a very ...

Indoor tanning is trending among Gen Z. A new study finds tanning bed users not only have a much higher risk of melanoma, they also have DNA damage linked to cancer across nearly their entire skin.

New research finds that indoor tanning raises the risk of developing melanoma by nearly threefold, and alters your DNA.