The Mayo Clinic says melanoma starts in the melanocytes, or the cells that make the pigment (melanin) giving skin its color. Melanoma starts on the skin that usually gets sun exposure, so arms, back, ...

Several different cancers can cause tumors of the eye. Knowing the basic eye tumor symptoms is important since survival rates for many different types of eye cancer are positive with early diagnosis ...

Nodular melanoma is a fast-growing, aggressive form of skin cancer that can grow into the deeper layers of the skin quickly if not removed. It is the second most common kind of melanoma. Even so, ...

Superficial spreading melanoma is a form of melanoma where the tumor spreads outward, close to the skin’s surface. Symptoms can include a spot with an irregular border, a dome-shaped growth, and more.

June 16, 2003 — Melanoma symptoms and signs are strongly associated with increased Breslow depth and therefore with prognosis, according to the results of a study published in the July 15 issue of ...

The statistics about skin cancer's prevalence are enough to make you immediately add 10 sunscreens to your shopping cart — like how one in five Americans will develop some form of skin cancer by the ...

A 21-year-old woman, who says she's never had "bad" sunburn or used tanning beds, was diagnosed with the deadliest type of skin cancer. Darcy Shaw, now 24, told the charity Teenage Cancer Trust that ...

Helen Mirren is in mourning following the death of her stepson, actor Rio Hackford. In a statement to People, Mirren and her husband Taylor Hackford revealed that the 51-year-old died from uveal ...

LONDON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Technavio analysts forecast the global non-melanoma skin cancer market to grow at a CAGR of close to 6% during the forecast period, according to their latest market research ...