With summer in full swing, an expert dispels sunscreen myths and shares advice for safe, healthy fun in the sun.

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.

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

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

New research indicates that "crosstalk" between stem cells in tumors and their environment leads to a loop that can promote cancer.

A study that clarifies how some harmless moles grow into deadly melanomas could lead to new drug targets for the successful treatment of cancer.

A new study finds a connection between eating fish and developing skin cancer. Researchers say bio-contaminants like mercury are a likely cause.

"If melanoma is being over-diagnosed, it means that too many people are getting the scary news that they have cancer..."

In a study cohort of 600 patients, 95% of Merkel cell carcinoma recurrences happened in the first three years, report researchers.