In the future doctors may be able to detect the spread of cancer by simply listen for it, researchers reported on Tuesday.

Researchers at the University of Missouri-Columbia…

Scientists at the UVa Cancer Center have studied melanoma tumors from patients at various stages of the disease over the last few years. They discovered that more than half of these…

Genetically altered immune cells wiped out tumors in two men with a deadly form of skin cancer and kept the patients disease-free for at least 18 months, U.S. scientists…

This year, more than one million new cases of skin cancer will be diagnosed in the United States. Fortunately, if detected early, this potentially deadly condition is extremely treatable, averaging a…

Organ transplant recipients have a much higher than average risk of developing an aggressive form of skin cancer, called squamous cell carcinoma. Dermatologists want physicians, nurses and patients to…

A Mayo Clinic physician and colleagues have defined the normal number of melanocytes that are present in Caucasians’ sun-exposed skin.

Until now, there has not been a criterion to…

When it comes to diagnosing skin cancer, early detection can make a significant difference in survival rates. Melanoma, the deadliest form of skin cancer, has a…

Hispanic and black patients in Florida’s Miami-Dade County are more likely than white patients to have a more advanced stage of melanoma at…

The incidence of melanoma, the most serious and deadly type of skin cancer, is increasing. In the United States, the lifetime risk of developing melanoma is now about one in 70. It…

Male deaths in Britain from melanoma skin cancer have risen 31 percent in the past decade to more than 1,000 a year, according to figures released on Tuesday.

While doctors and scientists have long agreed that physical activity has health benefits, Rutgers cancer researcher Allan Conney and his New Jersey colleagues have found that exercise can even protect against skin…

A history of severe sunburn, especially sunburns in childhood, can increase a person’s risk for skin cancer. Growing older can increase a person’s risk for melanoma, too.

Peplin Limited today announced positive results from its Australian phase IIa clinical trial of its proprietary drug PEP005 Topical in superficial forms of basal cell carcinoma (sBCC) the most…

A combined strategy of public education and early diagnosis currently offers the only hope of cure for people with melanoma, warn senior doctors in this week’s BMJ.

Melanoma is a deadly…

There is an unrecognized epidemic of skin cancer underway in the United States, the American Academy of Dermatology warns.

One in five Americans will develop skin cancer, and a person’s…

According to researchers in the U.S. recurrent melanoma is more common than previously thought, and as many as 15 percent of people diagnosed with the potentially fatal skin…

The statistics on skin cancer should make you grab the sun screen and a hat before you head outdoors, or perhaps cancel that appointment at the tanning salon.

The April issue of…

Up to two-thirds of all cancers may be prevented through dietary and lifestyle changes. In the case of skin cancer, this could not be more true. To increase…

For the millions of people who suffer from acne, sun damage or even worse, skin cancer, there is a light of hope - photodynamic therapy or PDT.

Originally approved…

Melanoma rates are increasing rapidly among Hispanics, researchers in California report.

“Regardless of whether the patient in front of you is Latino or non-Latino white, it is just as important to…

According to a 2005 survey conducted by the American Academy of Dermatology, 92 percent of the respondents understood that getting a tan from the sun is dangerous. Yet,…

Patients with metastatic melanoma (MM) have new hope, says a recently published study by Mayo Clinic Cancer Center. The study, which shows the combination of paclitaxel and carboplatin (PC) appears…

Individuals diagnosed with a first malignant melanoma of the skin have a significantly increased risk of being diagnosed with a second malignant melanoma, according to a report in the current issue…

Green tea beverages are showing signs of being able to prevent skin cancer.

Santos K. Katiyar, Ph.D., UAB assistant professor of dermatology, has led a series of animal studies on the preventive effects…

According to a new report despite spending hours under the sun, most college athletes are lax about protecting their skin with sunscreen.

Of the 186 athletes researchers surveyed during the summer…