The idea that people of color don’t get skin cancer is a myth, and a dangerous one at that. According to SkinCancer.org, the estimated survival rate for blacks with melanoma is just 69 percent, ...

People of color have traditionally been conditioned to think skin cancer is a White person’s disease, so largely goes ignored in communities of people with darker skin, including African ...

Skin cancer in skin of color tends to develop in areas that aren't necessarily exposed to the sun. "Certain types of skin cancer, particularly something called acral lentiginous melanoma, can be ...

Skin cancer can be more difficult to diagnose in skin of color—but new initiatives are increasing representation in dermatology. By Jessica Chia Published: May 11, 2021 8:00 AM EDT Save Article ...

Dr. Jeanine Downie, a board-certified dermatologist, provides tips to recognize early signs of skin cancer for people of color and how to prevent it.

Information on the patients’ skin color and ethnicity accompanied only a small fraction of the images. Only 10 out of the 2,436 images that indicated skin color were of brown skin — and only ...

CHANCES ARE, ONE out of five of you reading this will be diagnosed with skin cancer by the time you hit age 70. As the most ...

According to the American Cancer Society, white people make up 65% to 75% of all skin cancer cases. But what's not so often talked about are the 20% to 30% of cases among people of color.

Cancer Ribbon Colors, Meanings, and Months. Story by Lynne Eldridge, MD ... The second most common cancer after skin cancer, breast cancer is diagnosed in more than 313,000 people each year.

Risk factors such as fairer skin, using tanning beds, family history, prior experience with skin cancer, sun burns, and even freckles have been indicated as contributors to one’s vulnerability ...

Skin cancer could have driven the evolution of dark skin in humans, a study of people with albinism in modern Africa suggests. Albinism is an inherited disorder that prevents people from making ...