Most moles are not cancer and are harmless. But some do become cancer. That's why you need to check the moles on your body.

Detailed information on benign skin growths. These include dermatofibromas, dermoid cysts, freckles, keloids, keratoacanthomas, lipomas, and moles.

Detailed information on benign skin growths, including dermatofibromas, dermoid cyst, freckles, keloids, lipomas, moles, atypical moles, pyogenic granulomas

A helpful, step-by-step guide to doing a monthly skin check and tracking any changes in your moles.

Doing monthly skin checkups is the best way to find new marks or skin changes. During your skin checkups, look for changes in the size, shape, color, or elevation of your skin growths. Note, too, if your growths bleed, itch, or are painful.

Skin cancer is the most common cancer in the US. Melanoma is the least common, but the most deadly of the three skin cancer types. In this video, you'll learn who's at risk for melanoma, what to look for to help detect this cancer, and what you can do to prevent it.

Details about melanoma, a serious type of skin cancer.

The first symptom of melanoma is often a change in a mole, or the appearance of a new mole. Read on to learn what exactly you should look for.

Skin cancer can be treated with more success if it's found early. Read on for detailed information on doing your own skin self-exam.

Detailed information on birthmarks and the different types, including vascular birthmarks, hemangiomas, and port-wine stains.

Sometimes a type of skin cancer called melanoma can grow in or near the mole. In other cases, a mole may be bothersome. In either case, removal (excision) of a problem mole can be done.

Did you know you can develop melanoma in areas that aren't even exposed to the sun? Find out more about this potentially deadly skin cancer.

Knowing the risk factors for melanoma can help you make choices that might lower your risk. For example, sun exposure is a risk factor, and you can protect yourself from the sun.

Skin cancer is a type of cancer that grows in the cells of the skin. It can spread to and damage nearby tissue and spread to other parts of the body. Skin cancer is rare in children.

Melanoma is a type of skin cancer. What increases your risk? What can you do to prevent it?

Melanoma is a type of skin cancer. Here are answers to some frequently asked questions about melanoma.

Melanoma can be deadly, but you do have options. Here, Scott Davidson, M.D. talks melanoma surgery.

People with this syndrome have dark moles around the mouth, nose, and eyes, as well as multiple polyps in the intestines.

Primary eye cancer is a very rare kind of cancer that starts somewhere in or on the eye or in the skin of cells around the eye. Learn more about symptoms, diagnosis, and treatments.