When Heidi Tarr was a teenager, she used a tanning bed several times a week with her friends because they all wanted to glow ...

The bump on the thumb turned out to be melanoma lurking under the skin. A couple of weeks later, the oncologist said it’s a ...

“It’s very important that we take care of ourselves, and I think a lot of young people neglect that," Samuel Gee said Kimberlee Speakman is a digital writer at PEOPLE. She has been working at PEOPLE ...

Melanoma survivors share what led to their diagnosis and how they protect their skin now. (Photo illustration: Yahoo News; photos: Courtesy of Kelly McWhinney, Juanita Taylor, Dayanara Torres and ...

With vibrant red hair, pale skin and lots of freckles, Sara McOlvin knew she was vulnerable to skin cancer, but there were even more risk factors to consider. Melanoma runs on both sides of her family ...

As the mercury climbs and exposure to sunlight intensifies, so does the risk of melanoma - a perilous form of skin cancer. Frequently mistaken for an innocuous mole or freckle, melanoma can rapidly ...

Melanoma is a key cancer type for developing and testing immunotherapies prior to broader clinical application across other malignancies. Melanoma is a key cancer type for developing and testing ...

As Lauren Koltcz flips through the pages of her book, she can’t help but glance down at the scar forming on her left thumb. In March, the entire nail had to be surgically removed after she was ...