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Basal Cell Carcinoma: Causes, Symptoms, Diagnosis and Treatment

Basal Cell Carcinoma: Causes, Symptoms, Diagnosis and Treatment: By Shreoshree Chakrabarty Basal Cell Carcinoma (BCC) is one of the most common skin cancer types, affecting millions globally each year ...
Johns Hopkins Medicine

Early Immunotherapy Shows Promising Results in Advanced Basal Cell Carcinoma

A new study led by researchers at the Johns Hopkins Kimmel Cancer Center found that patients with advanced basal cell ...
AOL

Kevin Jonas Shares Skin Cancer Diagnosis and Removal

Kevin Jonas, the 36-year-old member of the pop group the Jonas Brothers, has announced that he has undergone treatment for basal cell carcinoma. Basal cell carcinoma is one of the most common forms of ...
CNN

The sun’s out, so you need to think about prevention of this type of cancer

Get inspired by a weekly roundup on living well, made simple. Sign up for CNN’s Life, But Better newsletter for information and tools designed to improve your well-being. Skin cancer is by far the ...
Austin American-Statesman

How a small, dark pink spot on one woman's scalp ended up being skin cancer

Five years ago, hairstylist Mandy Hasty noticed something on client Caribe Browne's scalp. Browne, 60, who grew up in the Virgin Islands and is named after the Caribbean Sea, spent decades using baby ...
Self

I’ve Had One Bad Sunburn in My Life—And So Many Skin Cancers I’ve Lost Count

Melissa Garrett, 51, has none of the traditional risk factors for skin cancer. Yet for almost 15 years, she’s been dealing with an onslaught of basal cell carcinomas (BCC)—the most common type of skin ...