NEW YORK (CBS 2)-- You go to a doctor, usually a dermatologist or a plastic surgeon, for a cosmetic procedure. Last year there were more than a million cases of skin cancer. What's the connection? A ...

“Ultraviolet light (whether by natural sunlight or indoor tanning beds) will increase your risk for skin cancer, and simply protecting your skin from UV exposure, including regular use of daily ...

The accuracy of skin cancer diagnosis varied by lesion type, physician specialty and experience, and examination method, with the greatest accuracy observed for dermatologists using dermoscopy, ...

How Is a Skin Biopsy Done? The doctor will first cleanse the biopsy site, and then numb the skin by using an anesthetic (pain-relieving) injection. The skin is then sampled using one of the above ...

Last spring, I noticed an unusual mark on my torso that hadn’t been there before. It had a circular shape to it and was a bit darker than the rest of my skin. I showed it to my primary care physician ...