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When a West Texas cowboy couldn't afford cancer treatment, his dermatologist performed multiple surgeries in his office to keep costs down. Now cancer-free, Sammy Wilson is urging others not to wait on suspicious spots.
The UK government is consulting on new laws requiring mandatory ID checks at tanning salons to keep children away from cancer-causing sunbeds. The crackdown could save lives as early as next year.
Scientists discovered that making cancer cells physically stiffer dramatically improved CAR T-cell therapy results in mice with severe skin cancer. This breakthrough could help save more lives by making one of medicine's most promising cancer treatments even more effective.
After mistaking aggressive lip cancer for a dog scratch, Arizona rancher Shirley Kelly underwent extensive surgery and now shares her daily sun protection routine. Her story offers hope and practical prevention strategies for anyone who works outdoors.
A four-time skin cancer survivor teams up with a dermatologist to share simple sun protection habits that could prevent skin damage before it starts. Their message: it's never too late to start protecting yourself.
A man's life was saved by two coincidences: his brother-in-law pointing out a spot on his leg, then stumbling upon a mobile skin cancer screening days later. His story highlights why catching melanoma early makes all the difference.
After surviving stage 1 melanoma at 26, Leah Adams turned her tanning bed past into a powerful mission to protect others. Her story proves it's never too early to take skin cancer seriously.
A new AI-powered robot is helping dermatologists catch deadly melanoma faster as patient waitlists stretch for months. SquareMind just raised $18 million to bring their full-body skin scanning platform to doctors across the U.S. and Europe.
Researchers at NYU have discovered a protein that both feeds skin cancer tumors and shields them from the immune system. Disabling it could open the door to powerful new combination treatments.
Swedish researchers have developed an AI tool that can identify people at high risk of developing deadly skin cancer up to five years before it appears. The breakthrough could help doctors catch melanoma early, when it's most treatable.
After Emily Robertson-Miller died suddenly from melanoma that spread to her brain, her loved ones turned grief into action. The community rallied at Geraldton's 15th Melanoma March, raising thousands for research and awareness.
A melanoma survivor turned her brush with skin cancer into a thriving self-tanning empire that just scored a major deal with America's biggest beauty retailer. Luna Bronze is proving you can celebrate sun-kissed skin safely while building a business that empowers women worldwide.
Scientists created a heat-activated patch that killed 97% of melanoma lesions in mice without damaging healthy skin. The experimental treatment could one day replace invasive surgery for early-stage skin cancer.
A breakthrough therapy is giving advanced melanoma patients new hope by supercharging their own immune systems to fight cancer. One survivor has remained cancer-free for six years after treatment.
Researchers in Finland discovered how to potentially break the inflammatory cycle that helps aggressive skin cancer spread. The breakthrough could lead to new treatments that stop melanoma cells from communicating with immune cells that accidentally help tumors grow.
Revolutionary 3D body scanners photographed nearly 10,000 Australians and detected 500 potentially fatal melanomas before they became deadly. The breakthrough technology could change how the world fights the deadliest form of skin cancer.
UCLA researchers created a new zinc oxide shape that stops mineral sunscreen from leaving white streaks on skin. The four-armed nanoparticles prevent clumping and match more skin tones while keeping full UV protection.
Scientists solved sunscreen's biggest problem: the ghostly white look that keeps people from protecting their skin. A simple shape change makes zinc oxide invisible without losing sun protection.
A Florida hospital is enrolling patients in a groundbreaking international study that could dramatically improve survival rates for advanced skin cancer. The trial tests whether immunotherapy before surgery can stop one of America's most common cancers from coming back.
A cancer drug refined aboard the International Space Station just became the first injection that takes minutes instead of hours to deliver. The breakthrough shows how weightlessness can solve problems gravity creates on Earth.
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