Your skin is your largest organ, but it doesn’t get the attention it deserves—especially when it comes to skin checks for cancer. That should change, says Dr. Susan Massick, associate professor of ...

Skin cancer screening involves checking the skin for signs of skin cancer, such as moles and areas of skin with atypical color, shape, and texture. Routine screening may help detect skin cancer early, ...

Every day, more than 9,500 people in the U.S. are diagnosed with skin cancer, according to the Skin Cancer Foundation, a New York City-based nonprofit. Early detection and treatment is the key to a ...

Skin cancer is the most common cancer in the United States, with an estimated one in five Americans expected to develop skin ...

Skin cancer is the most common cancer in the United States. It's estimated that approximately 20% of Americans (one in five) will get skin cancer in their lifetime. People of all skin colors and ages ...

Experts recommend checking skin, breasts, and testicles regularly for lumps or growths. Finding cancer early can improve treatment and outcomes. In addition to getting routine screenings recommended ...

Jeff Karp had just undergone his first full-body routine skin cancer check in the spring of 2022 and was about to walk out of the exam room, when, on a whim, the 47-year-old decided to ask his ...

Check Month is an annual observance that reminds people to monitor their health through regular visual and physical exams.