Social media may help people spot melanoma early, research shows. "It's the only cancer that you can look and see with your own eyes."

Changes that cause the skin to stiffen and become less elastic may also contribute to higher rates of metastatic melanoma in older people.

"...imaging tumors early can improve how clinicians develop personalized treatment plans for each patient."

Sunscreen is important, but it's the least effective way to protect your skin when compared to other options, researchers say.

A new technique uses computer vision to track skin lesions over time in total-body photography and spot melanoma early.

Increased skin cancer screenings for people of color isn't enough to address racial disparities in the survival rates of people with melanoma.

It might be jarring when a friend, or complete stranger, pulls down their shirt while you’re trying to eat dinner. It’s also an opportunity.

There is no one-size-fits-all approach to treating cancer. Understanding how cancer cells evolve could help researchers develop more effective drugs.

Discovery of new mechanism could have wide implications for other cancers.