I’ve been meaning to go to the dermatologist for years. At 32, with pale, freckled skin and a growing number of moles I obsessively monitor, I knew it was important — but I was nervous. Nervous about ...

ATLANTA - Many of us have had our share of sunburns over the years, which we now know can raise our risk of skin cancer. So, when should you start getting your skin checked? Dr. Loren Krueger, a ...

In my last 13 years of immersion in dermatology, I have often asked this simple yet elusive question of my superiors, my colleagues, and myself: Which patients need skin checks? As I peruse my ...

Kristie L. Kahl: Why is early detection so key in skin cancer? Jeremy Brauer: Early detection is so key because these skin cancers have a very high cure rate when identified and treated early. If ...