Seven simple ways your phone can help you protect skin health and detect skin cancer early.
Seven simple ways your phone can help you protect skin health and detect skin cancer early.
Skin cancer may not top the list of things parents worry about, but those with a family history of the disease may wonder about their child’s risk. Here’s what you need to know about childhood skin cancer, and when it’s time to take your child to a dermatologist.
Have you had a doctor check your skin for signs of skin cancer this year? Have you ever had a skin exam? Be honest; we won’t judge.
It could be skin cancer, says Ali Hendi, MD, a dermatologist and skin cancer specialist in the Washington, DC, area. And because they’re hidden, these skin cancers often aren’t detected early, when they have the highest chance for minimal treatment and a cure.
Skin cancer is a great example of how detecting and treating a disease early can have an impact on prognosis.
The longer people live, the more likely they are to develop skin cancer, and the greater their chances of dying from it. Our expert explains why, and what you can do to prevent it.
Biopsies are used to help your doctor diagnose a variety of skin conditions, including infections, skin disorders and skin cancer.
During the height of the COVID-19 pandemic, the use of telemedicine skyrocketed. This practice may be especially useful in teledermatology going forward.
Amelanotic melanomas can resemble other skin cancers like basal cell or squamous cell carcinoma, or worse, may be mistaken for benign moles, scars or cysts. This can delay diagnosis, which may prove dangerous, since early detection of melanoma is critical; early melanomas are almost always curable, while those that advance beyond stage I become more difficult to treat.
While all types of skin cancer are less common in people of color, their outcomes are dramatically worse. Our expert explains what accounts for this gap.
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