Whether it's rapidly growing spot or a red, angry-looking bump that won’t go away, noticing any new or unusual changes on your skin usually raises a few red flags. Is it a pimple, a mole or at worst, ...

The Bump I Ignored: A Personal Warning About Skin Cancer I’ve always been careful with my skin, religiously applying s ...

Skin cancer is the most common cancer in the U.S., according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Between 1982 and 2017, the rates of melanoma — which can be deadly when it spreads — ...

The more we learn about the importance of skin health and all the ways to protect ourselves from skin cancer like melanoma, the more often we pull on a hat in the summer, slather on sunscreen in the ...

When most people think about cancer symptoms, they picture finding a lump during a self-exam. While that’s definitely something to watch for, focusing only on lumps means you could miss other ...

Vishal A. Patel, MD, of the GW School of Medicine & Health Sciences and GW Cancer Center, shared strategies beyond sunscreen and emphasized the importance of at-home self-screening in part 2 of his ...

When you check your makeup in the mirror, only to spot a giant you-have-no-idea-what bump staring back at you, it’s tempting to really go in on your face. Yet, when it comes to most face bumps and ...

Using razors or home hacks to remove moles can cause severe bleeding, infection, scarring, and even delay skin cancer diagnosis, doctors warn.

We all notice them at some point. A small bump under the skin, a swelling that wasn’t there yesterday, a lump that feels a little off. And most of the.