Two months after Theresa Kurtz's mother died of melanoma, she went to the dermatologist and was diagnosed with stage 0 melanoma Charna Flam is a writer-reporter at PEOPLE. She has been working at ...

But occasionally, an abnormal mole can be a sign of melanoma, a relatively rare but deadly form of skin cancer. So it’s crucial to know what to look for. (Non-melanoma skin cancers like basal cell and ...

Benign moles have the potential to develop into a type of skin cancer called melanoma. Moles are benign tumors formed from melanocytes (cells in the skin that make the pigment melanin). Moles come in ...

Moles appear commonly on human skin, yet their presence demands attention and regular monitoring. While most remain harmless, these small pigmented spots can occasionally signal serious health ...

Birthmarks and moles are types of skin markings that are mostly harmless. But because moles may rarely turn into skin cancer (melanoma), it's important to be able to tell these skin issues apart. A ...

If I cast my mind back several years, I can distinctly recall an ex-boyfriend telling me my back "looks like a Maryland cookie" – which is to say, it is adorned with a generous scattering of moles. As ...

LOS GATOS, Calif., June 20, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Researchers evaluating and comparing the gene expression profiles of common (non-malignant) moles and melanoma, the most aggressive skin cancer, have ...

Most people don’t give much thought to the small, dark spots scattered across their skin until something changes. But understanding moles — those common pigmented growths that nearly everyone has — ...

When was the last time you saw a mysterious mole on your patient? That was the question Shannon Nanne, R.D.H., asked a packed seminar at the California Dental Association (CDA) fall meeting in San ...