Your skin is your largest organ, but it doesn’t get the attention it deserves—especially when it comes to skin checks for cancer. That should change, says Dr. Susan Massick, associate professor of ...

Q: I have very fair skin and worry about developing skin cancers. What’s a good routine to periodically check my skin? What should I look for? A: To detect skin cancer early, examine your skin all ...

An influential Nature paper predicted in 2017 that advances in artificial intelligence (AI) could unleash remarkable changes in dermatology, such as using phones to help detect skin cancer earlier.

If, like me, you often tell your partner that you have a headache and are immediately met with, “have you drank enough water today?”, you’ll be glad to know that there is a way to check for ...

White spots on the skin are rarely a sign of skin cancer and may instead link to other conditions. However, it is important to carefully examine the color and other changes to a spot. White spots on ...

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 ...