Melanoma
... Melanoma is a disease in which malignant (cancer) cells form in the skin cells called melanocytes (cells that color the skin). Melanocytes are found throughout the lower part of the epidermis. They pr...

Skin Cancer: Basal Cell Carcinoma, Squamous Cell Carcinoma, and Malignant Melanoma
... Skin cancer is the most common form of cancer in the United States. Skin cancer is a tumor or growth of abnormal cells in the skin. Most experts agree that the primary cause of skin cancer is overexpo...

Skin Cancer
... Skin cancer is the most common form of cancer people get in the United States. If not treated, it can be deadly. But if treated early, skin cancer often can be cured. Moreover, by taking a few safegua...

Melanoma On the Rise in Teens and Young Adults
... Cancer visited 18-year-old Leah Hall disguised as a pink, pearly mole on her back. "It didn’t look dangerous at all," she says. For more than a year, her mother nagged her to have it removed...

Dermatologists (Skin Care Doctors)
... What are dermatologists? Dermatologists, or skin care doctors, have expertise in the care of normal skin as well as in the prevention and treatment of a wide variety of skin diseases, including skin c...

Skin Disease Organizations
... The American Academy of Dermatology P.O. Box 4014 Schaumburg, IL 60168-4014 Phone: (847) 330-0230 Fax: (847) 330-0050 http://www.aad.org The American Academy of Dermatology is a professional organizat...

Overview
... Skin cancer — the abnormal growth of skin cells — is the most common form of cancer diagnosed. Doctors diagnose skin cancer in approximately 1 million Americans each year, and about 9,800 ...

FDA Approves New Use of Drug to Treat Superficial Basal Cell Carcinoma, a Type of Skin Cancer
... The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) today announced the approval of a new indication for Aldara (imiquimod) topical cream. This product is currently approved for the treatment of actinic keratosis ...

Merkel Cell Carcinoma Treatment
... Treatment may be one of the following: Surgery alone. Surgery followed by radiation therapy to the tumor site and regional lymph nodes. Treatment may be one of the following: Surgery alone.Surgery fol...

Skin Cancer Treatment
... Actinic keratosis is not cancer but is treated because it may develop into cancer. Treatment of actinic keratosis may include the following: Topical chemotherapy. Cryosurgery. Electrodesiccation and c...

Skin Cancer Prevention
... The skin protects the body against heat and light, injury, and infection. It also helps regulate body temperature, stores water and fat, and produces vitamin D. The skin is the body's largest orga...

Skin Cancer Screening
... The skin is the body's outermost covering and offers protection from heat and light, injury, and infection. It also helps regulate body temperature and stores water, fat, and vitamin D. The skin i...

Skin Cancer
... Cancer is a disease in which certain body cells don't function right, divide very fast, and produce too much tissue that forms a tumor. The skin is the body's largest organ. It protects us aga...

Melanoma Treatment
... Recurrent melanoma is cancer that has recurred (come back) after it has been treated. The cancer may come back in the original site or in other parts of the body, such as the lungs or liver. Treatment...

Skin Cancer Prevention
... The skin protects the body against heat and light, injury, and infection. It also helps regulate body temperature, stores water and fat, and produces vitamin D. The skin is the body's largest orga...

Skin Cancer Prevention
... Note: Separate PDQ summaries on Screening for Skin Cancer, Skin Cancer Treatment, and Levels of Evidence for Cancer Screening and Prevention Studies are also available. Skin cancer is the most commonl...

Skin Cancer Prevention
... The skin protects the body against heat and light, injury, and infection. It also helps regulate body temperature, stores water and fat, and produces vitamin D. The skin is the body's largest orga...

Skin Cancer Screening
... The skin is the body's outermost covering and offers protection from heat and light, injury, and infection. It also helps regulate body temperature and stores water, fat, and vitamin D. The skin i...

Skin Cancer Screening
... Note: Separate PDQ summaries on Prevention of Skin Cancer, Skin Cancer Treatment, and Levels of Evidence for Cancer Screening and Prevention Studies are also available. The melanoma mortality rate in ...

Skin Cancer Treatment
... Actinic keratosis is not cancer but is treated because it may develop into cancer. Treatment of actinic keratosis may include the following: Topical chemotherapy. Cryosurgery. Electrodesiccation and c...

Skin Cancer Treatment
... Note: Separate PDQ summaries on Screening for Skin Cancer and Prevention of Skin Cancer are also available. Basal cell carcinoma is the most common form of skin cancer. The second most common type of ...