Why are skin screenings sometimes not covered by insurance, if they prevent cancer and save lives? Our expert explains, and shares strategies that can help.
Why are skin screenings sometimes not covered by insurance, if they prevent cancer and save lives? Our expert explains, and shares strategies that can help.
When you consider the dangers of indoor tanning, it’s difficult to believe the practice is still legal for anyone, let alone children. Ultraviolet (UV) radiation is a proven human carcinogen, and more than 419,000 cases of skin cancer in the U.S. each year are linked to indoor tanning. Yet we know that teenagers around the country are still using UV tanning beds.
University of Kentucky defensive lineman Josh Paschal saw something on the bottom of his foot and said something. His dangerous melanoma didn’t bench him for long!
Most people get enough vitamin D from incidental sun exposure or forgetting to reapply sunscreen. If not, a supplement can help fill the gap.
“What’s that?” These two simple words led to Sue Manber’s early diagnosis of Merkel cell carcinoma, a rare, aggressive and deadly form of skin cancer.
Sunscreen is having a “glow up,” a social media term that means makeover or transformation. Serum-like formulas, tints that better match your skin tone and multitasking treatment sunscreens are just some of the high-tech options now. Our experts provide intel on the latest innovations to help shield your skin from the sun.
The Skin Cancer Foundation’s executive director, Dan Latore, and his sister, Christine discuss the importance of sun protection and how the Foundation works to educate the public about the dangers of skin cancer.
These precancerous lesions crop up on skin’s surface sometimes years after sun damage has occurred, and they can be tricky to treat. One dermatologist tells us why.
Bald spots are vulnerable to sun damage and precancerous actinic keratoses (AKs), which can develop into skin cancers. Here’s what you need to know.
The little spot on my forehead didn’t look like much, but it didn’t feel right to me. Turned out to be squamous cell carcinoma, a more dangerous type of skin cancer than I’d had before.
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