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 ...

There are three common types of skin cancer in the United States: basal cell carcinoma, squamous cell carcinoma and melanoma. Merkel cell carcinoma is a rare type of skin cancer. Fred Hutch Cancer ...

MONROE COUNTY, N.Y. — The Skin Cancer Foundation offered free skin cancer screenings at Pittsford Community Library on Sunday. The Skin Cancer Foundation’s cancer screening RV is also in town on ...

Proprotein convertase subtilisin/kexin type 9 (PCSK9) inhibitors, lipid-lowering drugs, were associated with a 22% lower risk for nonmelanoma skin cancer (NMSC) in patients with atherosclerotic ...

Skin cancer occurs when skin cells multiply abnormally, forming a tumor. Sun spots are due to an overproduction of a pigment called melanin in a small area of skin. Melanoma, the most severe type of ...

Warmer weather and more outside fun mean it’s the perfect time to review the 5 S’s of Sun Safety — simple ways to protect your skin and reduce the risk of skin cancer in people of all ages and skin ...

A large retrospective study of Veterans Affairs patients with a history of skin cancer has provided support to what a smaller randomized clinical trial reported about a decade ago: that patients ...

Older adults have the highest death rates from aggressive skin cancers, but they are less likely to receive standard-of-care treatments. This may be due to other competing health conditions, ...

Skin is not just a passive covering, it is an active security system that constantly scans for damage and quietly repairs it before cells can turn cancerous. New research suggests that intense ...

Jensen, associate vice president for research and professor of communication at the University of Utah (the U) as well as a member of the Cancer Control and Population Sciences Program at Huntsman ...

Prefer Newsweek on Google to see more of our trusted coverage when you search. Could something like a warm plaster one day treat skin cancer? Researchers say so. Scientists have developed a way to ...