Skin cancer is the most common cancer in the U.S., but for Black people, cancer signs can show up in unexpected places, and ...

At Miami-Dade’s public hospital system Jackson Health, new advancements in genetic research recently helped doctors modify a ...

Skin cancer is the most common cancer in the U.S. More than 6 million adults are treated for it each year, said Dr. Michael ...

And guys would benefit from paying attention to their skin cancer risk. “The truth is that, in aggregate, men just don’t take ...

The abundance in Black skin of melanin, the pigment that gives skin its color, offers extra protection from damaging ...

A guide to self-checking Black skin. By Brian Vines Maya Angelou has long been credited with saying, “Do the best you can ...

Mika Stambaugh loved to be tan and didn’t use sunscreen most of her life. She's warning about skin cancer after developing ...

While melanoma is considered to be the most dangerous ... neck and shoulders; back; hands; lower legs. Article continues below "The growths or patches can vary in colour, size and texture." ...

Black patients more commonly get melanoma on their hands and feet — places that are more shielded from the sun. Still, sunscreen is an additional protective layer that helps prevent a host of ...

ORANGEBURG — It was a different era growing up, Carol Helton will tell you, when she and her friends pursued getting a tan. "I was the queen of getting out and laying out, getting a tan, the ...

He also has cases of acral lentiginous melanoma, noting that on the feet or hands, even a small brown dot can be skin cancer. “That’s why you need a full skin check from head to toe in your ...