PENNSYLVANIA, USA — Melanoma is a type of skin cancer primarily caused by sun exposure. "Sun exposure causes damage to the cells in your skin and causes abnormal growth of melanocytes, which is a type ...

June 16, 2003 — Melanoma symptoms and signs are strongly associated with increased Breslow depth and therefore with prognosis, according to the results of a study published in the July 15 issue of ...

New spots and lesions appearing on your skin, especially after sun exposure, can be alarming. While often harmless age spots, these pigmented areas could also signal melanoma, a form of skin cancer.

The more we learn about the importance of skin health and all the ways to protect ourselves from skin cancer like melanoma, the more often we pull on a hat in the summer, slather on sunscreen in the ...

Though the sun can provide the body with benefits, such as vitamin D, it's always important to apply sunscreen to protect your skin. The Skin Cancer Foundation reports that 1 in 5 Americans will ...

Skin cancer is often underestimated because it may not always present itself as dramatically as other forms of cancer. Yet, the reality is stark: skin cancer is one of the most common types of cancer ...

As the UK experiences warmer weather this week, and with summer approaching, the risk of melanoma naturally increases. This type of skin cancer is one of the most dangerous but can easily be mistaken ...

Despite advances in medical technology and screening protocols, certain cancer warning signs continue to be overlooked during standard medical examinations. These missed indicators often represent the ...

Before a wrestling tournament in early 2020, Samuel Gee, then 15, underwent a skin check to make sure he didn’t have ringworm that could spread to others. During the inspection, a referee pointed ...

“It’s very important that we take care of ourselves, and I think a lot of young people neglect that," Samuel Gee said Kimberlee Speakman is a digital writer at PEOPLE. She has been working at PEOPLE ...

Age spots are harmless marks that can appear on the skin as a person ages. These spots can look similar to some types of skin cancer or precancerous growths. Both age spots and skin cancer are more ...