Hearing “we need to biopsy that” tends to trigger more anxiety than the procedure itself deserves. So what happens during a skin biopsy, exactly? It’s one of the quickest, most routine procedures in dermatology, most types take less than 15 minutes, use only local anesthesia, and are done right in the office on the same …
If you’ve been told you might be comparing basal cell carcinoma vs squamous cell carcinoma and aren’t sure what that actually means, you’re not alone, the two get lumped together constantly despite behaving very differently. Both fall under the umbrella of nonmelanoma skin cancer, both are driven mainly by cumulative sun exposure, and both are …
Most people don’t look closely at their moles until something already looks obviously wrong. By then, you’ve lost the exact advantage that makes melanoma one of the most treatable cancers in the world: catching it early. When melanoma is found while it’s still confined to the top layer of skin, the five-year survival rate is …
Skin cancer on Black skin often looks nothing like the pale-skin examples most health content shows you. A new dark mole standing out against fair skin. A pink, scaly patch after years of sunburn. If you have brown or black skin, following that same mental picture can actually work against you, because it sends you …
Most people check for skin cancer symptoms by looking for abnormal growths or changes in the appearance of the skin. However, there are some other, less obvious signs that can indicate the presence of skin cancer. These include changes in the size, shape, or color of a mole, and the development of new moles. If …