A case report recently published in the New England Journal of Medicine (NEJM) presents a previously unknown cause of skin cancer: human papillomavirus (HPV). While HPV has previously been linked to ...

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Skin cancer is a type of cancer that begins in the skin cells, and its appearance can vary widely depending on the type of cancer. Understanding the variations in what skin cancer looks like can help ...

The human skin, our body’s largest organ, serves as a protective barrier against harmful environmental elements. However, this same skin can fall victim to one of the most prevalent forms of cancer in ...

Duke researchers published a study last month analyzing the potential relationship between reported cases of skin cancers in tattooed skin over time, which opened up opportunities for future research ...

Age spots are harmless marks that can appear on the skin as a person ages. These spots can look similar to some types of skin cancer or precancerous growths. Both age spots and skin cancer are more ...