melanoma

The Great Girlfriends Podcast: Understanding Melanoma with Dr. Janiene Luke

The Great Girlfriends Podcast: Understanding Melanoma with Dr. Janiene Luke

Dr. Janiene Luke dives deep into an important conversation about melanoma, a type of skin cancer that affects thousands of people each year.

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Melanoma Rates Are Rising. How Can You Protect Yourself?

Learn what you can do to protect yourself and your family from the deadliest form of skin cancer

Close Up of a Black Dermatologist Using a Medical Magnifying Glass to Inspect any Damages on the Skin of a Female African Patient

Las tasas de melanoma están aumentando. ¿Cómo puedes protegerte?

Aprende lo que puedes hacer para protegerte a ti y a tu familia del tipo más mortal de cáncer de piel

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5 Items You Need to Have Fun in the Sun

Throw some shade at skin cancer with these protective products and tips

What Is Melanoma? A Reel by Dr. Obioha

What Is Melanoma? A Reel by Dr. Obioha

HealthyWomen partnered with dermatologist Onyeka Obioha, M.D., to teach you how to best protect your skin from harmful UV exposure. Watch our reel.

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I Grew Up Thinking I Was Immune to Skin Cancer Based on My Ethnicity. I Was Wrong.

As a young melanoma survivor of color, I advocate for awareness and sun protection for everyone

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Crecí pensando que era inmune al cáncer de piel por mi etnia. Estaba equivocada.

Puesto que soy una joven sobreviviente de melanoma de color, promuevo la concientización y la protección solar para todos

woman wearing a bikini holding an umbrella with possible spots of melanoma on her skin

The ABCDEs of Spotting Melanoma

A few simple tricks can help you check for this deadly skin cancer

woman wearing a bikini holding an umbrella with possible spots of melanoma on her skin

El ABCDE para identificar melanomas

Unos trucos sencillos pueden ser útiles para detectar este tipo mortal de cáncer de la piel

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My Melanoma Was Dismissed as an Inflamed Hair Follicle

As a young woman of color, I was seemingly the last person who would be struck by the potentially lethal skin cancer

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Melanoma 101

Rates of melanoma — the deadliest form of skin cancer — have been on the rise for women. Learn the signs of this serious skin cancer.

Close-up of a big mole on a young woman's neck magnified with a magnifying glass

Melanoma 101

Los índices de melanoma, la forma más mortal de cáncer de piel, están aumentando para las mujeres. Obtén información sobre las señales de este grave cáncer de piel.

Why Are People of Color More Likely to Die from Skin Cancer?

Why Are People of Color More Likely to Die from Skin Cancer?

Melanoma isn’t a common cancer diagnosis for people with darker skin, but those who develop it are less likely to survive

¿Por qué las personas de color tienen más probabilidades de morir de cáncer de piel?

¿Por qué las personas de color tienen más probabilidades de morir de cáncer de piel?

El melanoma no es un diagnóstico de cáncer frecuente para personas con piel más oscura, pero aquellas que lo padecen tienen menos probabilidades de sobrevivir

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It’s a Myth That Sunscreen Prevents Melanoma in People of Color – a Dermatologist Explains

In Black people, melanoma usually develops in parts of the body that are not exposed to the sun — and sunscreen will do nothing to reduce the risk

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Fast Facts: What You Need to Know About Skin Cancer

Skin cancer affects 3 million people a year. Here's how to do your best to avoid being one of them.

The 10 Biggest Sunscreen Mistakes

The 10 Biggest Sunscreen Mistakes

If you want to drastically cut your risk of developing melanoma, the most dangerous form of skin cancer, then you have to use sunscreen, plain and simple.