Your skin is your largest organ, but it doesn’t get the attention it deserves—especially when it comes to skin checks for cancer. That should change, says Dr. Susan Massick, associate professor of ...

Summer is on the horizon, making it the perfect time to discuss the importance of getting regular skin cancer screenings. If you’ve never had skin cancer, you should see your dermatologist at least ...

Every year, five million Americans are diagnosed with skin cancer. "Skin cancer affects actually more Americans yearly than all other cancer diagnoses combined," said Dr. Tiffany Libby, a ...

Dermatologists were more accurate than primary care physicians in diagnosing skin cancer, according to a systematic review and meta-analysis that appears in JAMA Dermatology. According to the study ...

A small handheld device called a dermatoscope is effective at detecting cancer. Could an extra 72 seconds in a routine skin exam help detect skin cancer? This month a group of experts from the United ...

Skin cancer can affect anyone at any time, but if you're a man, your risks are greater of developing melanoma skin cancer. Studies show that of the 46,000 new cases of skin cancer found annually, ...

Maritza I. Perez, MD, FAAD, a professor of dermatology in Connecticut, performs 36 skin-cancer surgeries a week, 12 per day for each of the three days she sees patients. She’s become all too familiar ...

Skin cancer is the most common type of cancer in the U.S. — with one in five Americans developing the disease by the age of 70. Melanoma is the deadliest form of skin cancer, expected to take the ...