The most vulnerable use the least sunscreen, have greatest desire to tan. That basic rule, "know thyself," can help prevent a pleasant seaside vacation from turning into a skin cancer risk, Australian dermatologists report.

Fair skin and other things that can increase your risk People who have fair skin -- or who are otherwise more susceptible to sunburn -- are at increased risk for skin cancer. The U.S. National Library of Medicine lists these other common risk factors for skin cancer

Strategy caused tumor regression, relapse-free outcomes in about half of patients treated. Melanoma patients treated with a special tumor-fighting T-cell have a greater chance to survive the disease without relapse, a new study says.

Instructional booklet altered attitudes about indoor salons. Giving young women educational materials about the risks of indoor tanning helps them find healthier alternatives for changing appearances, a study says

1 in 6 likely to develop some form of disease by 20 years after operation, study says. Liver transplant patients have a higher incidence of cancer than the general population, say researchers in Finland.

Finding could lead to therapeutic applications for tumor progression in other cancers. Researchers say they have identified how a particular gene helps human melanoma cells spread throughout the body.

Trio of studies finds UV rays from tanning beds no better than sun itself.  Ultraviolet rays, no matter where you get them from, cause skin cancer, and the purported health benefits of UV rays, such as vitamin D production, are overstated, if not downright wrong.

But officials say patients taking meds on Web site shouldn't overreact or stop taking them. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has started listing on its Web site drugs being evaluated for potential safety issues, the agency said Friday.

Risk for lung, colon and breast tumors is doubled, researchers say. People with a history of nonmelanoma skin cancer face twice the risk of developing other malignancies, a new study finds.

Researchers hope to develop noninvasive test to detect malignancies. Researchers have identified an "odor profile" for skin cancer, with an eye toward developing a fast, simple and noninvasive test to diagnose the most common form of skin cancer in the United States.

Experiments find skin creams boosted rate of cancer growth, number of tumors; experts say human impact unknown. Common moisturizing creams helped skin cancers spread and tumors grow in mice exposed to UV radiation, researchers at Rutgers University reported Thursday.

Abnormal scarring after a burn injury depends on a number of factors and is more likely to occur in younger, female patients, an Italian study finds. The researchers found that abnormal (pathological) scarring was most likely to occur in patients who were younger, female, suffered burns on the neck or arms, had multiple surgeries, or received meshed skin grafts -- where sections of skin are mechanically cut and expanded, as opposed to sheet or solid grafts.

New clues about how cancer spreads from one area of the body to another have been discovered by a University of North Carolina School of Medicine researcher. Cells called fibrocytes -- which travel around the body and rush to the site of an injury to aid in healing.

Lemonade a safer choice for men over 40 seeking to avoid them, study says. Men over 40 may want to avoid iced tea and start hitting the lemonade if they wish to lower their risk of kidney stones, according to experts.

Excessive IMP-3, not found in harmless moles, may be key to diagnosis. Melanoma produces high levels of a protein called IMP-3, which is not over-expressed in harmless moles, University of Rochester Medical Center researchers report.

Study predicts up to 2.2 million additional cases in U.S. by 2050. Rising temperatures and increased dehydration linked to global warming will boost kidney stone rates in the United States and around the world, new research suggests.

Many products don't protect against UVA rays, which can cause skin cancer. Sunscreens are one of the most popular protections people use as the summer sun rises high and threatens to burn their skin with harmful ultraviolet rays.

Pegylated inteferon cut risk 15% but did not reduce overall mortality rates. A chemically modified form of interferon improves the chances that melanoma patients will survive and have no recurrence of the skin cancer, according to a new report.

But rates of the cancer in young men haven't changed, study says. Cases of melanoma, the deadliest form of skin cancer, are increasing sharply among younger women in the United States, but not among younger men, a new study says.

Thicker tumors boost risk almost fivefold, German study finds. The thicker the skin cancer tumor, the more likely it will spread or recur, according to a newly published study.