Dr. De Jesus: Melanoma is a type of skin cancer originating in the pigment producing cells of the skin. It accounts for about ...

If you check your body regularly for changes, you can detect cancer early. Here is how, from spotting moles to feeling for ...

While melanoma is much less common than other types of skin cancer, it is the most serious because it is more likely to metastasize, or spread, to other parts of the body. Melanoma starts in the ...

Is it a pimple, a mole or at worst, skin cancer? It’s alarming to receive any kind of skin cancer diagnosis, but as most dermatologists will reassure you, most conditions are treatable when ...

Melanoma is the most serious kind of skin cancer. Most melanomas show up as a new spot or skin growth. But they can also form in an existing mole. Melanoma can affect your skin only, or it may spread ...

DEAR MAYO CLINIC: My 36-year-old sister recently noticed an unusual mole on her shoulder. She is scheduled for some tests. Her primary care physician believes it might be melanoma. What is melanoma?