Hint: It often shows up where the sun doesn’t shine. A guide to self-checking Black skin. By Brian Vines Maya Angelou has ...

EARLY DETECTION. OKAY, MARY, LET’S TALK ABOUT SUN PROTECTION. SKIN CANCER IS THE MOST COMMON CANCER IN THE U.S., BUT FOR BLACK PATIENTS, CANCER SIGNS CAN SHOW UP IN UNEXPECTED PLACES, AND MISSING THEM ...

Dr. Kim Nichols explains how skin cancer affects the Black community and how to be more proactive in early detection.

Consumer Reports has no financial relationship with any advertisers on this site. The abundance in Black skin of melanin, the pigment that gives skin its color, offers extra protection from damaging ...

Skin cancer is less common in people with darker skin, but when it does occur, it can be far more deadly. Black Americans are nearly five times more likely to die within five years of a melanoma ...

When she was diagnosed with cancer in July 2020, 28-year-old Natasha Allen knew her life would change. But there was one particular physical change that she wasn't expecting—the loss of melanin in her ...

CHARLOTTE — Skin cancer is the most common cancer in the United States, but for Black people, cancer signs can show up in unexpected places and missing them can have serious consequences. Consumer ...

(Special to The Root) — Skin color is one of our most important biological traits. Its many shades evolved as humans moved far and wide into regions with different intensities of sunlight. Skin color ...

Skin cancer is less common in people with darker skin, but when it does occur, it can be far more deadly. Black Americans are nearly five times more likely to die within five years of a melanoma ...