While we may pay attention to the skin on our arms, legs and face, we tend to forget about the skin on our scalp. Your scalp's overall health is as essential as the skin on the rest of your body.
Your best mode of prevention, says Dr. Bhatt, is to keep up with your annual exams, which often include routine blood tests that can identify the disease.
Can drinking alcohol affect your cancer risk? Unfortunately, yes. Find out how cancer survivors can proactively lower their risk of recurrence by changing their drinking habits.
We all know we have them, but many of us will probably admit, we have no idea what they are, what they do or what it means when cancer spreads to the lymph nodes.
Your DNA defines many things: the color of your eyes, if cilantro tastes like soap and whether you have dimples when you smile. But can your DNA influence how quickly a skin cancer will spread or how well a certain treatment will work?