A recent narrative review looks at the most effective and emerging options for diagnosing and treating basal cell carcinoma.

The best way to detect skin cancer is to know what skin cancer looks like, do monthly self-exams and have regular exams by your health care provider to check for abnormalities that could be cancerous ...

Surgery is usually the main treatment for basal cell carcinoma and squamous cell carcinoma as well as most types of melanoma. Other times, surgery is used together with other treatment types.

Doctors at the National Institutes of Health have discovered a new cause of skin cancer, according to a case report published Wednesday in the New England Journal of Medicine. The culprit is a type of ...

Immunotherapy has transformed cancer treatment by helping the body’s immune system recognize and attack cancer cells more ...

Older adults face unique risks for skin cancer due to long-term sun exposure and age-related changes. Skin cancer is becoming more common in older adult populations around the world. According to the ...

You can work and play outside without raising your skin cancer risk by protecting your skin from the sun.

A new study has identified a molecular guardian that keeps skin cells from forgetting what they are and transforming into aggressive, migratory killers. By stabilizing a master genetic switch, this ...

A mother of four thought she just had a bit of dry skin on her nose, months before receiving a shocking diagnosis. Amanda Anderson, 43, from Layton, Utah, first noticed she had a small spot on the ...

Chemotherapy kills cancer cells, but it also leaves behind something troubling: damaged cells that stop dividing yet refuse ...

Several public figures are using their platforms to raise awareness about skin cancer prevention and early detection, sharing both the warning signs to look out for and their own recent experiences.