Melanoma is the deadliest form of skin cancer, and cases are rising. Since 2000, diagnoses in the U.S. have increased from 18 to 24 per 100,000 people. Scientists attribute this rise partly to ...

Lentigo maligna melanomas accounts for somewhere between 4 and 15 per cent of cases. They usually form on the face, ears or neck of people with sun-damaged skin, often causing a blotchy appearance ...

In 2012, a very unusual leopard gecko (Eublepharis macularius) was born at a Florida breeding firm called Gourmet Rodent. It looked as if it had been rolled in yellow dye; its usual black spots were ...

Mohs micrographic surgery tops conventional excision for hand and foot melanomas by reducing rates of reconstruction with positive margins, repeat surgeries, and time to definitive reconstruction.

Spotting the difference between life-threatening melanomas and benign moles is critical to improving skin cancer survival rates. Cognitive computing could provide insights to help medical ...

Men with melanoma tend to be diagnosed later and have worse outcomes. Artificial intelligence can help change that, a review suggests.