What are sunlight's health benefits? People who get enough–not too much–sun are less likely to die prematurely.
A second FDA-sponsored study reveals that many popular sunscreens are absorbed through the skin and get into the circulation. How worrisome is this finding?
A few readers report that applying castor oil to an actinic keratosis on their skin made the bumpy spot clear up and drop off.
Are you concerned that sunscreen chemicals are absorbed into your body? Can you prevent skin damage without sunscreen or is that an impossible goal?
Research from Australia indicates that taking the B vitamin niacinamide as a supplement can help prevent skin cancer.
Danish researchers have found that people taking the popular blood pressure pill hydrochlorothiazide are more likely to develop skin cancer.
Certain young women are devoted to indoor tanning even though they are aware it increases their risk of skin cancer and wrinkles.
It is crucial to check all of your skin, not just your moles, on a regular basis to spot melanoma as soon as it appears.
Cancer researchers found that a patient's microbiome has a significant impact on the response to new checkpoint inhibitor drugs to treat melanoma.
We've been told to use sunscreen conscientiously to prevent skin cancer. That is probably good advice, but the research is disappointingly sparse.
Dermatology drugs have increased in price an average 400 percent over the past six years, much above the rate of inflation elsewhere in the economy.
One reader reports that castor oil helped eliminate a pre-cancerous skin lesion called actinic keratosis. Will it help anyone else?
Skin cancer affects an enormous number of people each year but a common vitamin (nicotinamide or vitamin B3) could reduce the number of cancers dramatically