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The 2 Main Types of Non-melanoma Skin CancerMelanoma is the leading cause of death among skin cancer types, so it's understandable that it has become a major focus of the healthcare community. Non-mel...

Have you been diagnosed with melanoma? If so, there is some good news. Since 2011, melanoma went from being one of the most lethal cancers to one of the most curable cancers in the United States...

In the United States, skin cancers are diagnosed annually more than other cancers combined. Most are caused by over-exposure to ultraviolet (UV) rays, either by way of the sun or through man-made sour...

By Brendan Furlong, MD, Chief of Service, Emergency Department, MedStar Georgetown University Hospital The statistics are staggering: More than three-quarters of a million people in the United States...

By Jennifer Davis Elbow injuries tend to happen to active people, and 83-year-old Richard Wright of Montgomery Village, Md., certainly fits that profile. The avid cyclist was out for a ride in the wo...

By Heidi Rosvold-Brenholtz Sixty-nine-year-old Jeff Ferrill of Alexandria, Va., can swallow and eat comfortably again, after nearly three years of appointments to treat a rare and complicated gastroi...