Skin Cancer

T.J. Sharpe and Martha Bishop, both melanoma survivors and patient advocates, discuss the importance of persevering through clinical trials and treatment options.... Learn More

Dr. Sapna Patel, Dr. Mark Gimbel, and Dr. Michael Wong discuss the phases of clinical trials. Each phase serves a purpose that... Learn More

At what point in each person’s plight of cancer do we know what treatment is the best? How does someone decide between... Learn More

When Martha Bishop’s daughter was playing with a mole on her skin, she went in to see her doctor. She noticed that... Learn More

Dr. Louise Perkins, from the Melanoma Research Alliance (MRA), shares with us how the MRA was founded and then discusses all the... Learn More

Melanoma most often starts out as a topical mole or freckle that has distinct characteristics, such as firmness, color and depth, to... Learn More

Dr. Mark Gimbel explains how melanoma could be hereditary when seen in younger people, however, there’s a distinction with melanoma findings in... Learn More

“There’s an old saying that, you know, in a dark room better to light a candle than to curse the darkness,” says... Learn More

Dr. Wong remembered his grandmother using many things to treat ailments. He describes how his great grandmother passed down the Chinese touch... Learn More

T.J. Sharpe, a melanoma patient advocate and survivor, takes us through his diagnoses and how his cancer affected his life. It started... Learn More

One out of 10 people will be diagnosed with melanoma over their lifetime. While this used to be a death sentence of... Learn More

Moffitt Cancer Center Public Service Announcement: Spring Swing – Moffitt’s Sun Safety Tour in partnership with the Tampa Bay Rays, Florida

Five time All-Star Jose Bautista talks about the importance of skin cancer prevention and early detection.

AIM at Melanoma presents; Patient & Caregiver Symposium April 6, 2013 at Moffitt Cancer Center Michael Atkins, MD Medical Oncologist, Deputy Director... Learn More

AIM at Melanoma presents Patient & Caregiver Symposium April 6, 2013 at Moffitt Cancer Center Jeffrey Weber, MD, PhD, Medical Oncologist Department... Learn More

Tampa Bay Rays mascot Raymond is helping get the word out about practicing sun safety! He stopped by Moffitt’s screening bus to... Learn More

Spring Swing is a partnership between Moffitt and the Tampa Bay Rays offering free skin cancer screenings at baseball Spring Training venues... Learn More

One American will die of melanoma every hour. Dr. Jeffrey Weber, director of the Donald A. Adam Comprehensive Melanoma Research Center of... Learn More

At 16 years old, Kristiane learned of her mother Hilde’s cancer diagnosis. Since hearing those deafening words, Kristiane made sure all the... Learn More

When George Stapleton first learned his wife, Hilde, was diagnosed with an aggressive form of cancer, he leaned heavily on the Internet.... Learn More

Dr. Dirk Schadendorf, from Germany, is very excited about the latest study results in the treatment of melanoma and he more medicines... Learn More

One of the deadliest skin cancers is melanoma, and sadly it’s on the rise. It’s important to protect ourselves year-round from harmful... Learn More

When we think about melanoma, we most often associate it with skin cancer that can be seen on the surface of the... Learn More

What do we know about single agents vs. double agents in melanoma? Dr. Sapna Patel, an assistant professor in the Department of... Learn More

Hilde Stapleton, an avid painter, mother of three supportive children Kristianna, Sunny, and Sam, and husband George of over two decades, received... Learn More

Cancer is a word that scares everyone, but Hilde Stapleton has redefined the word by taking fear out of it and living... Learn More

Dr. Sylvia Lee, medical oncologist at Seattle Cancer Care Alliance, discusses a Phase II trial underway focusing on TIL therapy or tumor... Learn More

The treatment options for advanced melanoma are changing as doctors unlock the secrets of genetic subtypes and new drugs are developed. Now,... Learn More

Dr. Georgina Long reveals some of the major findings in metastatic melanoma presented at the European Society for Medical Oncology’s (ESMO) 2012... Learn More

It’s a very exciting time for melanoma research. And more options than ever are becoming available to metastatic melanoma patients. Dr. Lynn... Learn More

Immunotherapy is taking on a whole new role in the fight against melanoma. Dr. Lynn Mara Schuchter, at the Abramson Cancer Center... Learn More

There is so much promising research coming out about melanoma, but what are doctors still most curious about? Dr. Brian Koffman, a... Learn More

A wave in research of metastatic melanoma has raised the question: Can drugs for some cancers be used to understand responses in... Learn More

There’s been a great deal of research progress in the area of targeted therapies and immunotherapies for metastatic melanoma. But what does... Learn More

Remember what it was like to be a teenager? How embarrassing it was to have a blemish or a bad hair day?... Learn More

Dermatologic surgeon Shari Nemeth, M.D., of Mayo Clinic in Arizona, explains Mohs surgery, a microscopically guided surgical technique used to detect and... Learn More

Cover up and use sunscreen to protect yourself from skin cancer. Sound familiar? Those words of warning should be taken seriously because... Learn More

Mayo Clinic research shows skin cancer is on the rise among young people, even teenagers. It can be deadly. Because many teens... Learn More

Mayo Clinic dermatologist Jerry Brewer, M.D., discusses the rise of melanoma in young people and explains why Mayo created the public service... Learn More

Jerry Brewer, M.D., Mayo Clinic dermatologist, describes the common form of skin cancer, basal cell carcinoma.

Dr. Christopher Arpey, a dermatologist at Mayo Clinic, describes the treatment of squamous cell carcinoma.

Karen Teaser shares her story on how she was diagnosed and treated at Mayo Clinic in Arizona for a basal cell carcinoma.... Learn More

Mario Mandalà, a Medical Oncologist and Clinical Assistant in the Unit of Medical Oncology, from Riuniti Bergamo Hospital in Bergamo, Italy, comments... Learn More

Mayo Clinic Dermatologist, Dr. Clark Otley explains that organ transplant recipients have an increased risk for skin cancer because of their need... Learn More

Mayo Clinic dermatologic surgeon, Dr. Jerry Brewer discusses Melanoma. He tells us about the risk factors, diagnosis and treatment of this often... Learn More

Anokhi Jambusaria, M.D., dermatologist at Mayo Clinic in Florida talks about skin cancer. She discusses the different types of skin cancer, signs... Learn More

Anokhi Jambusaria, M.D., dermatologist at Mayo Clinic in Florida, describes exactly what you should look for when you’re at the store purchasing... Learn More

“Pale is the NEW tan” – Richard W. Joseph, M.D., medical oncologist and Anokhi Jambusaria, M.D., dermatologist, both from Mayo Clinic in... Learn More

Richard W. Joseph, M.D., medical oncologist at Mayo Clinic in Florida talks about the most deadly form of skin cancer, known as... Learn More

Anokhi Jambusaria, M.D., dermatologist at Mayo Clinic in Florida, talks about the standard treatment for melanoma. She also discusses the three most... Learn More