Hugh Jackman knows about skin cancer: the Australian actor has posted photos and video about his skin cancer surgeries. He also urges his fans to protect against the sun’s harmful rays and get checked by a dermatologist. Take a cue from Hugh!
Hugh Jackman knows about skin cancer: the Australian actor has posted photos and video about his skin cancer surgeries. He also urges his fans to protect against the sun’s harmful rays and get checked by a dermatologist. Take a cue from Hugh!
After the loss of her grandfather to melanoma, Alexis Schweitzer’s passion is to raise awareness about skin cancer prevention and the dangers of indoor tanning.
Skin cancer is the cancer you can SEE. Yet it often goes undetected until it’s difficult and disfiguring to treat — or even life-threatening. Know what to look for.
One easily misunderstood term you may be confronted with during your skin cancer journey is “palliative care.” What does this kind of health care look like, and who is it for?
While all types of skin cancer are less common in people of color, their outcomes are dramatically worse. Our expert explains what accounts for this gap.
Though it may be tempting to delay, the best course of action is to get any potential skin cancer seen by a doctor as soon as possible.
Skin cancer is a great example of how detecting and treating a disease early can have an impact on prognosis.
The longer people live, the more likely they are to develop skin cancer, and the greater their chances of dying from it. Our expert explains why, and what you can do to prevent it.
I’d had a few skin cancers removed before, all basal cell carcinomas (BCCs), the most common type. But when I was diagnosed with a squamous cell carcinoma (SCC) on my scalp, it seemed different, and a little more scary.
Our expert dermatologists tell how to nurture a new scar to get the best outcome — and, if needed, how to fix an older scar to make it look better.
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