Your skin is your largest organ, but it doesn’t get the attention it deserves—especially when it comes to skin checks for cancer. That should change, says Dr. Susan Massick, associate professor of ...

What's there to worry about? A lot, unfortunately. A lot, unfortunately. A great deal has changed since your grandparents' generation. Blame climate change: back in the 1950s and 1960s, “the ozone ...

When caught and treated early, skin cancer is highly curable. When allowed to progress, however, it can cause disfigurement and even death. Skin cancer is the world’s most common cancer; here in the U ...

HOUSTON — Though many know the risks of sun tanning, millions of Americans continue to lay out in the sun to obtain their desired glow. "I'm from that generation that worshiped the sun," said Ottley ...

Due to the coronavirus outbreak, medical facilities across the country are postponing nonessential procedures, and that includes routine skin checks. Many people rely on these exams to assess their ...

EMILY: WITH SUMMER FIRMLY BEHIND US, IT’S A GOOD TIME TO THINK ABOUT AN ANNUAL SKIN CHECK. EVEN IN THE MIDST OF THE PANDEMIC. ONE LOCAL WOMAN FOLLOWED HER GUT WHEN SHE NOTICED SOMETHING NEW. AND IT ...

Seeing the doctor when you're sick is a step in the right direction, but it's only a small piece of the wellness puzzle overall. Getting annual checkups reduces your chances of dealing with a chronic ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Diane Omdahl is a Medicare expert who keeps her readers in the know. A friend called me for advice after getting this message from ...

World Cancer Day on February 4th urges early detection. From Pap smears at 20 to colonoscopies at 50: The statutory program ...

(HealthDay)—Barriers to health care access, especially cost, are associated with increased odds of not having an annual physician skin examination (PSE) among young melanoma survivors, according to a ...

I often joke that I’m turning into a tree as I age. Stuff is growing all over me. It was no joke, though, when one of the dark spots on my forehead started looking ominous late in the summer. In ...