COMING UP AT 845 ON YOUR HEALTH THIS MORNING, SCANNING YOUR BODY FOR SKIN CANCER. YOU MAY BE SKIPPING SOME HIGH RISK AREAS. HERE TO EXPLAIN IS DOCTOR SAMIR GUPTA OF MASS PIONEER. DOCTOR, THANK YOU SO ...

Experts recommend checking skin, breasts, and testicles regularly for lumps or growths. Finding cancer early can improve treatment and outcomes. In addition to getting routine screenings recommended ...

EARLY DETECTION. OKAY, MARY, LET’S TALK ABOUT SUN PROTECTION. SKIN CANCER IS THE MOST COMMON CANCER IN THE U.S., BUT FOR BLACK PATIENTS, CANCER SIGNS CAN SHOW UP IN UNEXPECTED PLACES, AND MISSING THEM ...

CLEVELAND, Ohio – The risk of melanoma has increased in people under 40, especially women, according to health experts. Early detection is key—melanoma is highly treatable when caught early, and a ...

Monthly self-checks can be a helpful way to recognize early symptoms of conditions such as cancer. People may benefit from checking body parts such as the breasts, chest, testicles, and skin monthly.

A simple skin patch and COVID-like test could soon allow people to test for melanoma in the comfort of their home—helping catch the most dangerous type of skin cancer early without the need for a ...

Hugh Jackman reflected on being diagnosed with skin cancer six times, encouraging others to get checkups and stressing the ...

Tanning beds sharply raise the risk of melanoma, and a new study now shows why. They don’t just damage skin where light hits ...

I’ve been meaning to go to the dermatologist for years. At 32, with pale, freckled skin and a growing number of moles I obsessively monitor, I knew it was important — but I was nervous. Nervous about ...

Skin cancer can occur anywhere, but scars and burn injuries are at a higher risk. Wearing sunscreen and, when possible, avoiding UV radiation can lower the risk of developing skin cancer in a scar.

Tanning bed use is tied to almost a three-fold increase in melanoma risk, and for the first time, scientists have shown how ...