skin cancer

A man from north Oxfordshire credits his pet Rottweiler with sniffing out his skin cancer.

(Cell Press) Scientists have new insight into the response of human skin to radiation and what drives the most aggressive and deadly form of skin cancer.

The research, published by Cell Press in the November 21 issue of the journal Molecular Cell, may be useful in the design of new strategies for prevention of malignant melanoma.

In May, the presidential campaign of 72-year-old cancer survivor John McCain tried to put to rest doubts about his health by allowing a few reporters to inspect his medical records, but the effort has failed to quell questions about his odds of surviving an eight-year tenure in the White House.

The growth removed from Republican presidential candidate John McCain's upper right cheek on Monday shows no evidence of skin cancer, according to a statement released Tuesday by his press office.

(Journal of Clinical Investigation) This release contains summaries, links to PDFs and contact information for the following newsworthy papers to be published online, July 10, 2008, in the JCI, including: Why men are more at risk of diseases caused by blood clots than women; Prostate cancer cells cause disease in bones with the help of FGF9; The protein Smad2 keeps skin cancer in check; APRIL showers bring mucosal antibody secreting cells long life; and others.

Actor Ewan McGregor reveals he has the all clear after doctors diagnosed the star with skin cancer.

A new study shows that where skin cancer starts on the body plays into how deadly it will be

WASHINGTON (AP) -- The deadliest form of skin cancer is a little-studied type you've probably never heard of. After he died, Martin Whatley's classic rock 'n roll guitar became his last weapon against it....