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Nonmelanoma and Melanoma Skin Cancers
Within these articles, you will find information about both melanoma and nonmelanoma skin cancers. Articles devoted to melanoma are listed further down on the page.

Detection and Diagnosis
Biopsy: What to Expect

Detection of Suspicious Lesion Improves with Family’s Help

Staging: The First Step in Treating Skin Cancer

Thin Melanoma: What does this diagnosis mean?

What is Merkel Cell Carcinoma?


Prevention
3 Habits Parents Should Encourage for a Lifetime of Healthier Skin

Dermatologists Encourage Sports Fans to "Be Sun SmartSM"

How to Select Sunscreen - Dermatologists caution: Look at more than SPF


Risk
Athletes Face Tough Opponent: Skin Cancer

Can We Inherit Skin Cancers Other Than Melanoma?

How to Help a Dermatologist Assess Your Risk

Indoor Tanning: What You May Not Know

Laws Protect Minors from Tanning Beds

More Young Patients Hearing “You Have Skin Cancer”

Organ Transplant Increases Risk of Skin Cancer

Skin Cancer: A Fact of Life in Skin of Color


Treatment
Chemotherapy: What Every Patient Should Know

Clinical Trials: Is One Right for Me?

Follow-up Care Essential After Treatment for Skin Cancer

Immunotherapy: What It is and How It Can Help Fight Cancer


Melanoma
The scope of these articles is devoted to melanoma, the deadliest form of skin cancer.

Melanoma: General
Four Types of Melanoma

Hidden Melanomas

Melanoma: How It Returns, Where It Spreads


Melanoma: Detection and Diagnosis
Atypical Moles: How to Recognize

Biopsies Used to Detect the Spread of Melanoma

Biopsy Report Reads "Atypical Mole." What does that mean?

Common Pigment Changes

Dermoscope: A Device that Helps Spot Melanoma

Genetic Testing for Melanoma has Limits

Melanoma in situ: What does this diagnosis mean?

Moles in Children: What Parents Should Know

More Men Developing Melanoma


Melanoma: Patient Stories
The Dark Side of Tanning Beds: One Woman’s Story

Getting Burned by Tanning Beds

Melanoma Diagnosis: Stepping Stone for Miss Maryland

Winning Her Battle Against Stage III Melanoma


Melanoma: Risk
Melanoma Can Run in Families

Who is Most at Risk for Melanoma?


Melanoma: Treatment

Melanoma: How It is Staged and Treated

Melanoma vaccine: How effective is it?


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