Skin cancer is the No. 1 most common type of cancer in the U.S. That's one of the reasons that May is National Skin Cancer Awareness Month. Many Americans are unaware of their risk for skin cancers, ...

When people of color are diagnosed with melanoma, it’s often at more advanced stages and associated with lower rates of survival. Lack of awareness about melanoma risk, as well as underrepresentation ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Melanoma diagnoses were more common among women with skin of color vs. men. Non-Hispanic Black patients were ...

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 ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Out of 60,680 patients with skin of color, eight were diagnosed with melanoma, with two considered high risk.

Skin cancer occurs when skin cells mutate and grow uncontrollably, most often due to ultraviolet (UV) radiation damage. While ...

The Mayo Clinic says melanoma starts in the melanocytes, or the cells that make the pigment (melanin) giving skin its color. Melanoma starts on the skin that usually gets sun exposure, so arms, back, ...

Huntsman Cancer Institute’s Skin Cancer Care Team provides comprehensive, state-of-the-art care for people with non-melanoma skin cancers, including basal cell carcinoma and squamous cell carcinoma.