Skin Cancer Center

Skin cancer is a disease in which cancer cells grow in the skin.

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 ]]>Basal cell carcinoma]]>

 ]]>Squamous cell carcinoma]]>

Melanoma is a skin cancer of the melanocytes, the cells that make skin color and give moles their dark color.

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Find answers in our in-depth report on melanoma:

 ]]>What is melanoma?]]>

 ]]>What are the risk factors?]]>

 ]]>What are the symptoms?]]>

 ]]>How is it diagnosed?]]>

 ]]>How is it treated?]]>

 ]]>What are the screening tests?]]>

 ]]>How can I reduce my risk?]]>

 ]]>What should I ask my healthcare provider about melanoma?]]>

 ]]>Chemotherapy]]>

 ]]>Mohs micrographic surgery]]>

 ]]>Radiation therapy]]>

 ]]>Surgery]]>

Could eating tomatoes help reduce your risk of getting skin cancer? Perhaps, but don't forget the sunscreen and hats, too. Read more here.

Did you know that even people with dark skin can get skin cancer? Here's how you can protect your skin while you sweat it out in the sun.