Pages Tagged with "Skin Cancer"
Unlocking the genomic mysteries of cancer — that’s the lifelong passion that has driven the career of Stephen Gruber, M.D., Ph.D., M.P.H.
He’s the Eva and Ming Hsieh Family Director’s...
Skin cancer is the most prevalent of all cancers in the United States, more common than all other cancer diagnoses combined. While melanoma is just a small portion of those cases...
In 2017, Shalone Javier, a mother of five, found a small dark mark on her left thigh. The spot appeared out of nowhere, which concerned her, so she went to...
Christiane Querfeld, M.D., Ph.D.Skin cancer is the most commonly diagnosed malignancy. Most forms are not life-threatening, except for the rarest form, melanoma. However, even this most aggressive...
With many Americans staying at home to help flatten the curve of the coronavirus’s spread, non-urgent medical visits are down dramatically. One report showed that in March 2020, routine screenings...
Cancers of the head and neck frighten patients, but there are new methodologies that should ease minds, according to Thomas Gernon, M.D., surgeon in the Division of Head and Neck...
It's a common fallacy that skin cancers do not affect people with darker skin tones, but recent studies show a somewhat different reality. While it is true that, as a...