The findings come from over 60,000 records from the National Ambulatory Medical Care Survey, which accounted for nearly 1.5 billion dermatology visits in the United States. The 10 most common reasons ...

Summer is on the horizon, making it the perfect time to discuss the importance of getting regular skin cancer screenings. If you’ve never had skin cancer, you should see your dermatologist at least ...

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 ...

DEAR MAYO CLINIC: I have read some articles about a new method for detecting early skin cancer. It's called SolarScan, and it was developed in Australia. Is anyone in the United States using it?

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, ...

DEAR DR. ROACH: I am a 78-year-old woman who, in my early years, was exposed to many sunny days at the beach. Sunscreen was still a relatively new product in 1954 and not formulated to the standards ...

Olaf Rodriguez shows ciLiving host, Jaclyn Friedlander how to examine patient's skin Join us for a behind-the-scenes look at a visit to VitalSkin Dermatology, where we follow a patient through a ...

The human body has several built-in defense mechanisms that protect us from foreign organisms that may cause disease. Internally, the immune system takes the lead protecting us from infection.

Although dermatology may not automatically command the respect of other disciplines such as oncology, Drs. Henry Miller and Renata H. Mullen explain why dermatology is one of modern medicine’s most ...