Two months after Theresa Kurtz's mother died of melanoma, she went to the dermatologist and was diagnosed with stage 0 melanoma Charna Flam is a writer-reporter at PEOPLE. She has been working at ...

Two months after her mom died from melanoma, Theresa Kurtz was stunned to receive her own skin cancer diagnosis. She had one confirmed melanoma and three severely abnormal moles that were on the verge ...

Melanoma is one of the most dangerous forms of skin cancer, and spotting it early can make all the difference. While most people keep an eye on suspicious moles, many subtle early melanoma signs often ...

Indoor tanning is trending among Gen Z. A new study finds tanning bed users not only have a much higher risk of melanoma, ...

A young Australian mum has admitted she was blindsided by a melanoma diagnosis at just 29 because she never thought it could happen to her. Annelise Mortimer, now 32, was juggling full-time work, ...

Melanoma survivors share what led to their diagnosis and how they protect their skin now. (Photo illustration: Yahoo News; photos: Courtesy of Kelly McWhinney, Juanita Taylor, Dayanara Torres and ...

The study, which was published in the journal Science Advances, links indoor tanning to a three-times greater risk of ...

Dermatologists say that a timely, in-person visit can be important. Melanoma Monday is the first Monday of National Melanoma Awareness Month, and with it, comes a reminder to prioritize your skin ...

Researchers discovered that tanning beds cause widespread, mutation-laden DNA damage across almost all skin, explaining the ...

For the first time, scientists have demonstrated how tanning beds cause fundamental DNA damage across almost the skin's ...

Tanning bed users are known to have a higher risk of skin cancer, but for the first time researchers have found that young ...

A recent study out of Northwestern University found evidence that using tanning beds can increase a person’s risk of ...