There are three common types of skin cancer in the United States: basal cell carcinoma, squamous cell carcinoma and melanoma. Merkel cell carcinoma is a rare type of skin cancer. Fred Hutch Cancer ...

Melanoma usually appears in locations where the skin receives frequent sun exposure, like the face, neck, shoulders, arms and legs. These melanomas are often linked to ultraviolet (UV) damage and may ...

Spots, bumps or patches that suddenly appear on your skin can be alarming, especially if they grow quickly, become red or irritated, or do not seem to heal. It can be difficult to tell whether it is ...

Former Australia cricket captain Michael Clarke has undergone his sixth skin cancer surgery, this time to remove a lesion from his nose. The 44-year-old World Cup–winning skipper shared a post-surgery ...

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (WOOD) — Skin cancer is the most common form of cancer worldwide, and an estimated 1 in 5 Americans develop it by age 70, the Skin Cancer Foundation says. Luckily, there are ...

Doctors at the National Institutes of Health have discovered a new cause of skin cancer, according to a case report published Wednesday in the New England Journal of Medicine. Subscribe to read this ...

Researchers pointed out most risk factors linked to cancer, like smoking, is decreasing in young people, but obesity is not.

Keytruda's first approval by US FDA came in the year 2014 for advanced skin cancer. Now, the immunotherapy drug is being used world over to treat different types of cancers.