A common pinworm medication may stop and reverse cancer growth in Merkel cell carcinoma, an aggressive form of skin cancer, ...

HealthDay News — Some commonly prescribed photosensitizing drugs increase skin cancer risk, according to a study published online March 18 in Photodermatology, Photoimmunology & Photomedicine.

Overall, rates of new cancer diagnoses and cancer-related deaths have declined. Between 2018 and 2022, cancer death rates have decreased by 1.7% each year for men and 1.3% for women, the report stated ...

Another study found that people who had high levels of vitamin D in their diet had a 25% lower risk of developing colorectal ...

Discover the growth rates of 5 different skin cancers, from slow-developing basal cell carcinomas to aggressive melanomas, ...

Not all warning signs are visible. Sometimes a spot might itch, tingle, burn, or feel tender when nothing else on your skin ...

A new study suggests that higher vitamin D levels may lead to lower rates of colon cancer. Eating patterns like the ...

Monitoring blood levels of DNA fragments shed by dying tumor cells may accurately predict skin cancer recurrence, a new study shows.

A common pinworm medication may stop and reverse cancer growth in Merkel cell carcinoma, an aggressive form of skin cancer, according to research led by University of Arizona Cancer Center ...

Medically reviewed by Casey Gallagher, MD Skin cancer occurs when skin cells mutate and grow uncontrollably. The most common cause of skin cancer is cell damage from the sun’s ultraviolet (UV) rays.

In Nigeria, skin cancer is the 6th most common type of cancer, and about 65,258 new cases of skin cancer occur annually. Also, for every 100,000 people, about 52 are expected to get skin cancer ...