Skin Cancer

From mole removal to drug therapy, there are many ways to tackle melanoma. Here’s how to ID the best approach for you.

It only takes five minutes a month to spot the early warning signs of melanoma, when it's most treatable.

Over time, even small exposures to the sun's damaging UV rays can really add up. Here's how top derms protect their skin.

As most of us know, the medicinal use of marijuana is very controversial from a political and moral perspective. This is because marijuana is a drug that has both physiological and psychological effects that have convinced lawmakers that it should be ...

Benign skin lesions are much more common than skin cancers, but it's still a good idea to have your dermatologist examine any unusual spots you find.

One of the frequent questions we get here on SkinCancerConnection is about the use of topical medications used to treat pre-cancerous growths such as actinic keratoses which can be a precursor to developing squamous cell skin cancer. Three of the mos...

Our mission on both MySkinCareConnection and SkinCancerConnection is to give you the facts you need to make wise choices about your skin. One of the more controversial topics we discuss on our skin sites is about the use of tanning beds. We get a lot ...

One topic of concern for many of our members here on SkinCancerConnection is what to do about an atypical mole. An atypical mole is also sometimes called a "dysplastic nevus." These types of lesions are described as atypical because they d...

One of the concerns you may have as a skin cancer patient is how you will afford the cost of physician visits, medical procedures, and medications used to treat your skin cancer. Many people lack financial resources or insurance to even pay for preve...

One of the questions many people have about skin cancer is where it can develop on the body. Wherever you have skin is where skin cancer may occur. The most common sites on the body for skin cancer to develop are those areas which have been exposed t...