Benign moles have the potential to develop into a type of skin cancer called melanoma. Moles are benign tumors formed from melanocytes (cells in the skin that make the pigment melanin). Moles come in ...

Skin cancer is the No. 1 most common type of cancer in the U.S. That's one of the reasons that May is National Skin Cancer Awareness Month. Many Americans are unaware of their risk for skin cancers, ...

Moles are common, usually harmless, skin growths that develop due to an overgrowth of melanocytes, or pigment-producing cells. However, a new mole or sudden changes to the color, shape, and size of ...

A new study published in the Journal of Investigative Dermatology reports an inexpensive, more accurate, and much less invasive way to diagnose cancerous melanoma cells in skin tumors, even when ...

For over 30 years, cancer researchers have argued about moles. Specifically, they’ve debated at what point a skin lesion becomes a melanoma, more commonly known as skin cancer. Some claimed that ...

A small number of conditions can cause a whitish appearance on moles. This includes melanoma, a type of skin cancer, which can sometimes create white patches on a person’s mole. Another possible cause ...

Skin cancer is more common than many realize, and its early signs can be surprisingly easy to miss. Sometimes it hides in plain sight, looking like just another harmless mole or a tiny skin change you ...

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The cardinal rule of skin care, is (of course), "Don't forget to wear sunscreen." This edict is repeated a zillion times a day by dermatologists around the world, all of whom would likely list SPF as ...

Whenever I get a new mole, I tend to assume the worst. Mainly, that’s because of all the unverified hearsay that I—and probably you—have absorbed over the years: that any new mole growth after 30 ...

Thirty years after she started using tanning beds as a teenager, Sharman Dudley still has a regular reminder of the consequences. She needs a thorough skin cancer check every three months after four ...