Radiation from the sun can cause havoc in humans. How do you spot the signs of skin cancer – and protect against it?

Using less ipilimumab appears to make melanoma immunotherapy both safer and more effective, with dramatically better response ...

This December's dazzling display comes from a strange asteroid with comet-like behavior—and a tail of debris that astronomers ...

Ria Bhabu is a first-year PhD student studying marine biology, specifically cell and molecular marine biology, at UC San ...

The Melanoma Research Alliance launched a national biorepository at the University of Colorado to collect melanoma samples, focusing on rare subtypes for diagnostic and treatment research.

Researchers found a 29 per cent higher risk of melanoma in tattooed individuals, highlighting the crucial need for UV ...

Researchers found that living near farmland may raise melanoma risk — even if you've never set foot in a field.

However, tattoos did not appear to increase the risk of squamous cell carcinoma, another type of skin cancer related to UV damage. Although both cancers share a common cause, they arise from different ...

"If it is a melanoma and it's undiagnosed, it's going to continue to progress," said Dr. Abby Waldman, the medical director of the Mohs and Dermatologic Surgery Center at Brigham and Women's Hospital.

The new study, published Nov. 14, found a correlation between agriculture and skin cancer rates in residents older than 50 in 15 counties, including Centre County. Melanoma is the deadliest form of ...

The concept of using the immune system to treat cancer is old, but the ability to do so has dramatically improved.