Skin cancer can involve melanocytes, leading to melanoma, but there are other non-melanoma skin cancers. These include basal cell carcinoma, squamous cell carcinoma and, less commonly, Merkel cell ...

Melanoma is the most serious type of skin cancer. It develops when skin cells multiply rapidly as a consequence of mutations in their DNA caused by UV exposure. Melanomas originate in the pigment ...

It was only when she lost her dad, Geoff, 59, to melanoma that she stopped using them. But it was too little too late for the driving instructor who was diagnosed with skin cancer twice herself ...

Acral lentiginous melanoma is a type of skin cancer. It usually forms in places that do not get much sun. So, it is believed that sun exposure is not a direct cause of it, according to the ...

and other types include melanoma. Men are more likely to die from skin cancer than women, and about 270 people die from skin cancer each year in Ireland. Director of the National Cancer Registry ...

But what this new study shows is that the same protein may also drive the growth of melanoma, a serious form of skin cancer. Dr. Vivek Unni, a neurologist and lead author of the study, has been ...

“Melanoma is considered the most dangerous type of skin cancer because it has a high potential to spread (metastasize) to other parts of the body if not detected and treated early,” said D ...

"Today I have been diagnosed with a form of skin cancer. What is melanoma, what are the symptoms and how can you prevent it? Melanoma is the most serious type of skin cancer that has a tendency to ...

The actress is raising awareness about skin cancer. "Several years ago, I was diagnosed (and thankfully, fully recovered) from melanoma," Michelle Monaghan said. "I LOVE the sun - that’s why I ...

White Lotus star Michelle Monaghan says there is not enough awareness about skin cancer and has called on the US Food and Drug Administration to enforce cancer-causing tanning beds. The 49-year-old ...

What Melanoma Looks Like Here is an example of melanoma. Melanoma differs in that the lesions are usually asymmetrical (lopsided). Melanoma is a type of skin cancer that also develops from ...

A brain protein tied to Parkinson’s may also fuel melanoma by repairing cancer cell DNA too effectively — revealing a potential shared treatment path. Credit: SciTechDaily.com A tiny protein at the ...