A novel drug targeted to a common mutation behind melanoma appears effective in skin tumors that carry the mutation, according to early results. ...

Redheads appear to be at the highest risk for developing multiple basal cell carcinomas, according to a Dutch population-based study. ...

Melanoma incidence among some nonwhites in Florida differs from other parts of the country -- suggesting new public health concerns in an area with high ultraviolet light exposure, according to a new study. ...

Human papillomaviruses -- long associated with cancers of the genitalia and reproductive tract -- may also play a role in skin cancer, researchers said. ...

There has been a steady increase in cancers of the sweat glands and hair follicles -- cutaneous appendageal carcinomas -- since the late 1970s, although the incidence of the tumors remains low, researchers found. ...

CHICAGO -- The first-ever overall survival benefit with any treatment in a metastatic melanoma clinical trial has been reported with the immune-stimulating agent ipilimumab. ...

Indoor tanning is associated with a 74% higher risk of melanoma, researchers said. ...

An appearance-based intervention to prevent skin cancer was effective in reducing indoor tanning among college women for reasons other than personal appearance, a secondary analysis from a randomized trial found. ...

Although most people are concerned about skin cancer and think it's important to protect against it, their attitudes and behaviors don't reflect that concern, results of an American Academy of Dermatology survey showed. ...

"Jersey Shore" wannabes beware: some people crave the indoor tanning experience so much that it qualifies as an addiction, researchers said. ...