When people of color are diagnosed with melanoma, it’s often at more advanced stages and associated with lower rates of survival. Lack of awareness about melanoma risk, as well as underrepresentation ...

ATHENS, Greece — Although melanoma occurs much more frequently in people with lighter complexions, people with darker skin are also at risk, according to experts who spoke at the 11th World Congress ...

Sidney Brown thought the mole on his nose was just an annoying pimple. He didn't consider that it could be a cancerous tumor, because, Brown thought, "skin cancer is something white people get." The ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Out of 60,680 patients with skin of color, eight were diagnosed with melanoma, with two considered high risk.

This is particularly concerning for patients with a suspected melanoma—the third-leading cause of cancer death among women ages 25 to 39. Because fast-growing types of the skin cancer can turn deadly ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Melanoma diagnoses were more common among women with skin of color vs. men. Non-Hispanic Black patients were ...

QIMR Berghofer scientists have uncovered hundreds of genes that play a role in the growth of both moles and melanoma, in a ...