Skin Cancer

Smartphone applications that look for signs of melanoma are often inaccurate.

Drinking coffee with caffeine may reduce the risk of basal cell carcinoma, the most common form of skin cancer, a new study suggests.

Aspirin and other similar anti-inflammatory painkillers such as ibuprofen and naproxen can lessen the risk of skin cancer, a new study suggests.

The melanoma drug Zelboraf can halt the cancer's progression, but eventually the drug stops working and patients relapse. A new study may explain why, and point to new treatment options.

People taking vitamin A had a 60 percent lower risk of developing the deadly skin cancer.

The drug Erivedge has been approved to treat metastatic basal cell carcinoma.

Nodular melanoma can look different from other melanomas, and can also be more deadly.

It was previously suspected that HPV was involved in these skin cancers, but it was not clear whether it had a direct role.

Those with the neurologic disease were at higher risk for also contracting the most dangerous form of skin cancer.

Many teens and young adults who tan indoors do so despite knowing the health risks of the practice.