Melissa Garrett, 51, has none of the traditional risk factors for skin cancer. Yet for almost 15 years, she’s been dealing with an onslaught of basal cell carcinomas (BCC)—the most common type of skin ...

Welcome to Sun Blocked, Refinery29’s global call to action to wake up to the serious dangers of tanning. No lectures or shaming, we promise. Instead, our goal is to arm you with the facts you need to ...

Welcome to Sun Blocked, Refinery29’s global call to action to wake up to the serious dangers of tanning. No lectures or shaming, we promise. Instead, our goal is to arm you with the facts you need to ...

A week after having a nickel-sized chunk of skin surgically removed from my forehead, I went to a party in lower Manhattan with a couple of BandAids stretched across my Aquaphor-slathered sutures. It ...

I forget it’s there most of the time -- that scar across my right cheek -- the spot where my skin cancer was cut out of my face. Of course, in the morning when I apply the scar healing cream, or when ...

While sunbeds may be tempting, skin cancer survivor Emma Giannuzzi, 36, is urging people to use fake tanning products instead ...

The fitness expert said he contacted his dermatologist after noticing a "strange looking bump under my right eye" that wouldn't go away Broadimage/Shutterstock Richard Simmons is opening up about his ...

Kevin Jonas, Christie Brinkley, Andy Cohen and more stars have opened up about skin cancer and the importance of staying protected from UV rays Cara Lynn Shultz is a writer-reporter at PEOPLE. Her ...

August is almost upon us. As many of us get ready to jet off for our two-week flop on a sun lounger somewhere in the Med, sun tanning is back in the news. Earlier this week, 57-year-old presenter ...

No one warned me that losing my hair to chemo would hurt physically. I braced for the psychological toll, but I hadn’t anticipated the unbearable pain of strands that were shedding so rapidly, they ...

Most breast rashes aren't serious or cause for alarm, but sometimes a rash on your breast may require a doctor's immediate attention. A red, swollen breast can easily cause concern, especially if you ...