melanoma

A day on the lake, an afternoon of yard work, watching a baseball game; these are all events that can put us in direct sunlight. But with a 200 percent…

The deadliest skin cancer, melanoma, can affect the liver and brain in its later stages, explains Dr. Ramsay Farah, division chief of dermatology at…

With early detection and treatment, melanoma is nearly 100 percent curable. But for patients with advanced stages of melanoma, this skin cancer is often…

Lorraine Rapp: If you would, walk us through what happens when a person finds out their mole or growth is malignant. Who makes that diagnosis and what are…

Governor Andrew Cuomo and legislative leaders have agreed to limit the use of tanning beds by teenagers.The bill will ban children 16 years and under from…

The American Cancer Society and other health groups are pressing for a law in New York state that would ban anyone under the age of 18 from using a…