skin cancers

While most people associate skin cancer with melanoma, the deadliest form, most skin cancers are far less malignant and far more common.

Sap from a common garden weed appears to be effective in treating non-melanoma skin cancers, say experts.

The sunlight that comes into the driver's side of cars in the U.S. may contribute to the development of skin cancers on the left side of the face and body, a new study shows.

(Stanford University Medical Center) A widely-available anti-inflammatory prescription drug can reduce the risk of a common skin cancer in humans, according to a researcher at Stanford's School of Medicine.

Although oral administration of the drug, celecoxib, is associated with an increased risk of heart attack and stroke in some people, it's possible that topical application could have a safer, protective effect for people prone to developing the cancers, called basal cell carcinomas, the researcher believes.

(JAMA and Archives Journals) Many heart transplant patients develop multiple skin cancers, with increased risk for some skin cancers among patients with other cancers and with increasing age, according to a report in the December issue of Archives of Dermatology, one of the JAMA/Archives journals.

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