While Medicare doesn’t cover routine annual skin exams, it does cover visits to a doctor or dermatologist to investigate new or unusual skin symptoms. If a dermatologist suspects a growth or sore is ...

The accuracy of skin cancer diagnosis varied by lesion type, physician specialty and experience, and examination method, with the greatest accuracy observed for dermatologists using dermoscopy, ...

Your skin is your largest organ, but it doesn’t get the attention it deserves—especially when it comes to skin checks for cancer. That should change, says Dr. Susan Massick, associate professor of ...

Every year, five million Americans are diagnosed with skin cancer. "Skin cancer affects actually more Americans yearly than all other cancer diagnoses combined," said Dr. Tiffany Libby, a ...

Mirror, mirror on the…what! Ever look in the mirror and notice a new skin concern or line that seems to have popped up overnight? We’re right there with you. Once we enter our 50s and menopause, the ...

ATLANTA - The sun can be sneaky when it comes to skin cancer. So, dermatologist Dr. Rutledge Forney of Dermatology Affiliates in Atlanta says if you are 40 or older, you should get a full-body skin ...

A small handheld device called a dermatoscope is effective at detecting cancer. Could an extra 72 seconds in a routine skin exam help detect skin cancer? This month a group of experts from the United ...

Dermatologists were more accurate than primary care physicians in diagnosing skin cancer, according to a systematic review and meta-analysis that appears in JAMA Dermatology. According to the study ...

No question is too small when it comes to your skin. The skin is the body’s largest organ, and even small skin changes can have major health implications. “What you see happening with your skin can be ...

Skin cancer can affect anyone at any time, but if you're a man, your risks are greater of developing melanoma skin cancer. Studies show that of the 46,000 new cases of skin cancer found annually, ...