Melanoma

Melanoma Risk Tattoos

Having multiple tattoos may help guard against most dangerous type of skin cancer, study finds

Experimental skin cancer test aims to increase early detection of melanoma

Melanoma At Home Test

Advances in melanoma treatment saved this Lansdale man's life and changed his outlook

Skin Cancer Schuster

Melanoma is more likely to kill Black men than others, research finds

Melanoma in Black men

The mRNA technology used in COVID-19 shots may soon help treat cancer

U.S. cancer death rates continue to decline, federal report shows

Teddi Mellencamp reveals she has melanoma; here's how to spot skin cancer

Jefferson Health's new mobile unit will bring cancer screenings on the road

Jefferson Mobile Cancer Screening Unit

Free sunscreen available at some pools, beaches in Pennsylvania state parks

sunscreen dispenser state parks

As shutdowns end and weather warms, dermatologists stress sun safety

Sun safety tips

Ten defining health care achievements of the 2010s, from artificial intelligence to immunotherapy

Affordable Care Act Obama 2010s

Find a new mole? Here's what you should do next

Americans recognize dangers of skin cancer, but many don't apply sunscreen

Carroll - 2018 New Jersey Shore Guide

One dose of skin cancer treatment can send melanoma patients into remission, Penn Medicine study finds

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New Penn research could be hopeful discovery for melanoma patients

CHOP Children's Hospital

GoFundMe supports N.J. veteran whose wife gave birth days before cancer death

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Melanoma surge in New Jersey likely tied to beach exposure

Melanoma rates continue to rise, causing more deaths, higher health care costs

Skin Cancer

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How to keep holiday stress in check this season

Light Lamp SAD

After a lifetime of seasonal depression, I finally tried light therapy. Here's what I learned

Shinges Vaccine Dementia

Shingles vaccine may offer an additional benefit — slowing the progress of dementia

Zipporah Washington Temple

Nurse who beat hard-to-treat cancer says she stayed strong by thinking of herself as a 'survivor'

Healthy Eating Flying

Here's how to still eat healthy at the airport and on a plane

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Suicide prevention: No more stigma

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