Discover the growth rates of 5 different skin cancers, from slow-developing basal cell carcinomas to aggressive melanomas, ...

The “Real Housewives of Beverly Hills” star recently revealed that her dad has planned her funeral as her melanoma has spread ...

Medically reviewed by Casey Gallagher, MD Skin cancer occurs when skin cells mutate and grow uncontrollably. The most common cause of skin cancer is cell damage from the sun’s ultraviolet (UV) rays.

Treatments such as the Mohs procedure and fluorouracil can be effective in the fight against the most common type of cancer ...

Merkel cell carcinoma (MCC) is a rare type of skin cancer. It starts in the Merkel cells, which are usually in the top layer of the skin. This layer is called the epidermis. Merkel cells are near the ...

Monitoring blood levels of DNA fragments shed by dying tumor cells may accurately predict skin cancer recurrence, a new study ...

A small protein involved in neurodegeneration leading to Parkinson's disease also drives a type of skin cancer known as melanoma, according to new research.