Skin Cancer

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The Center for Precision Medicine: The future of cancer care is here
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...
How to Check for Skin Cancer
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...
A Melanoma Patient’s Fight for Survival
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...
5 Facts About Skin Cancer With Christiane Querfeld, M.D., Ph.D.
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...
As cancer screenings plummet, physicians urge vigilance
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...
4 things to know about head and neck cancers
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...
Skin cancer in people of color: Assessing risks and taking action
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...