A major shift is unfolding in the field of skin cancer prevention, ignited by new research showing that an everyday vitamin supplement may prevent many cases of the world’s most frequently diagnosed ...

Merkel cell polyomavirus is one of seven viruses known to cause cancer in humans. Infection with this virus is asymptomatic, but, rarely, it can lead to the development of Merkel cell carcinoma (MCC), ...

A common vitamin could help prevent the development of skin cancer, new research suggests. The study, published in JAMA Dermatology, found a decreased risk of three types of skin cancer associated ...

A large retrospective study of Veterans Affairs patients with a history of skin cancer has provided support to what a smaller randomized clinical trial reported about a decade ago: that patients ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Nicotinamide supplementation may reduce the risk for skin cancer. The magnitude of reduction was associated with ...

Your daily SPF just got backup in the battle against skin cancer. New research suggests a cheap, over-the-counter supplement may help protect against the disease — with benefits showing up in as ...

A common, over-the-counter form of vitamin B3 has emerged as an inexpensive ally in protecting us from skin cancer, lowering the risk by an average of 14% and increasing to a massive 54% for anyone ...

Taking nicotinamide—a vitamin B3 derivative sold as an over-the-counter supplement—may help prevent skin cancer. This is the claim of scientists from Vanderbilt University Medical Center who found ...

Medical tests on Brazil’s former President Jair Bolsonaro this week showed the presence of an early type of skin cancer, doctors said Wednesday. According to results from a Sunday procedure to have ...

In a prospective study of patients with stages I-III Merkel cell carcinoma (MCC), seropositivity for rising polyomavirus oncoprotein antibody titers conferred a 58% risk for recurrence at 12 months, ...

Three months earlier, former President Joseph R. Biden Jr. had a diagnosis of an aggressive form of prostate cancer. By Reid J. Epstein and Gina Kolata Former President Joseph R. Biden Jr. underwent ...