skin cancer

NEW YORK (AP) -- Federal regulators on Monday approved a pill that treats the most common type of skin cancer, basal cell carcinoma....

FDA approves Roche skin cancer drug Erivedge NEW YORK (AP) — Federal regulators on Monday approved a pill that treats the most common type of skin cancer, basal cell carcinoma.

Skin cancer surgery may soon be a thing of the past, thanks to a radioactive cream developed by Italian scientists that can treat the disease in as little as two hours.

Indoor tanners are close to 70% more likely to develop the most common type of skin cancer before their 40th birthday, a new study shows.

Given that indoor tanning beds were officially classified as a human carcinogen in 2009 -- up there with cigarettes and asbestos -- it should be fairly obvious that frequent tanning-booth exposure would increase your risk of skin cancer

New guidelines by the U.S.

Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) call for pediatricians and primary care doctors to discuss sun safety and skin cancer prevention with fair-skinned children, adolescents, and young adults.

WASHINGTON (AP) -- Dermatologists will soon get some high-tech help deciding which suspicious-looking moles should be removed and checked for melanoma, the deadliest form of skin cancer....

More evidence that coffee, particularly among female drinkers, has a positive effect against the most common form of skin cancer worldwide was released Monday at a major US medical conference.

A new study shows many hairdressers check their client's scalp, neck, and face for signs of skin cancer, and more than half have recommended that a client see a health care professional about an abnormal mole.

LONDON (AP) -- An independent British medical watchdog says the first treatment proven to help people with the deadliest form of skin cancer live longer is too expensive....