melanoma

Skin cancer warnings are all around us. But medical experts say knowing the difference between a mole and melanoma may be as easy as A through E for physicians. In a physician checklist for examining moles published in the Journal of the American Medical Association, doctors look for A) asymmetry, B) border irregularity, C) color variegation, D) diameter greater than the suggested 6 Read more...

By Michael O'Reilly, M.D. ThirdAge Women's Health Expert Now that summer is here, people are uncovering and exposing themselves to harmful ultraviolet radiation. Of course, what we are talking about is suntan (or sunburn) and the trouble it can cause. Wrinkles are out, and many women undergo expensive and painful treatments -- from peels to laser treatments to microdermabrasion -- to Read more...