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Nova Southeastern Campus in Palm Beach Gardens, FL hosted a Law Enforcement Health and Wellness Appreciation Fair on Thursday, January 9th from 10 am - 2 pm.  Attendees included highway patrol personnel, students in the Physician Assistant program, NOVA students, and...

BY ERIN BILLUPS - NATIONAL HEALTH REPORTER NATIONWIDE PUBLISHED 1:21 PM ET FEB. 14, 2023   The number of people diagnosed with skin cancer continues to rise each year- even as awareness of the risk grows. The most deadly form of skin cancer- melanoma, also continues...

Melanoma, the most serious skin cancer, is rare in children. Between 300 and 400 cases are diagnosed in the United States each year1. Because it is so rare, many childhood melanomas are found in the later stages when treatment becomes more involved. To help parents...

What Is Melanoma? Melanoma (mel-eh-NOE-muh) is a type of cancer that begins in a melanocyte (meh-LAN-uh-site), a cell in the top layer of skin (the epidermis). Melanocytes make melanin (MEL-eh-nun), the pigment that gives skin its color. Melanoma also can develop in...

NCI-funded researchers are working to advance our understanding of how to treat melanoma and other skin cancers. Much progress has been made in treating people with melanoma that has spread in their bodies (metastatic melanoma). Yet many people still don't benefit...

May 1, 2023 By Brielle Benyon Article   May is National Melanoma and Skin Cancer Awareness Month, so we took a look at some of the top stories about the disease from 2023. Skin cancer is the most common form of cancer, and despite melanoma making up approximately 1%...