Skin Cancer

Your Hairdresser Can Help Catch Cancer
Skin Cancer

Your Hairdresser Can Help Catch Cancer

Alan C. Geller, MPH, RN | April 24, 2014

Make a list of your most intimate relationships and, in all probability, your hairdresser or barber should be on it.…

Deadly Melanoma: Best Prevention, Detection and Treatment Breakthroughs
Skin Cancer

Deadly Melanoma: Best Prevention, Detection and Treatment Breakthroughs

Albert M. Lefkovits, MD | April 24, 2014

A simple step can reduce deaths by 60% (and it’s not sunscreen) Melanoma is the most dangerous form of skin…

Melanoma: Not Just a Summer Disease
Skin Cancer

Melanoma: Not Just a Summer Disease

Steven Q. Wang, MD | April 24, 2014

7 common myths that can increase your risk. When the temperatures drop outside, most people assume that they’re at much…

Melanoma and Parkinson’s — New Evidence Makes a Surprising Connection
Skin Cancer

Melanoma and Parkinson’s — New Evidence Makes a Surprising Connection

Xiang Gao, MD, PhD | August 29, 2012

Family History of Melanoma Boosts Risk for Parkinson's Disease Melanoma, the most serious form of skin cancer, and Parkinson’s disease…

Face-Saving Skin Cancer Surgery
Skin Cancer

Face-Saving Skin Cancer Surgery

Margaret W. Mann, MD | August 24, 2012

After her dermatologist diagnosed the spot on her nose as the skin cancer basal cell carcinoma (BCC), my colleague Lana went…

New Risk Factors for Melanoma
Skin Cancer

New Risk Factors for Melanoma

Darrell S. Rigel, MD | August 16, 2012

99% Curable When Caught Early... Deadly, When Not Melanoma -- it’s scary but solvable, if caught before it spreads. The…

When "Age Spots" Are Dangerous
Skin Cancer

When "Age Spots" Are Dangerous

Audrey Kunin, MD | August 7, 2012

Identify the Risky Spots... Get Rid of the Rest with Topical Cream One unfortunate result of years of sun exposure…

Simple Tape Test Can Detect Skin Cancer
Skin Cancer

Simple Tape Test Can Detect Skin Cancer

Ellen Marmur, MD | July 30, 2012

New Technologies Detect Deadly Melanoma In Early Stages The incidence of melanoma, the deadliest form of skin cancer, has been…

Sunscreen Safety
Skin Cancer

Sunscreen Safety

Darrell S. Rigel, MD | July 23, 2012

New Rules for Sunscreen Labels Most people's knowledge about sunscreen products is limited to two tidbits: first, we shouldn't go…