A cancer diagnosis often comes with overwhelming emotions and a flood of unfamiliar medical terms that can spark even more fear. But understanding these terms can help you feel more in control of your ...

The two factors associated with needing larger final margins were older patient age and larger average preoperative tumor diameters, according to a single-center review of 530 primary MIS cases.

Patients with small melanoma in situ (MIS) on low-risk body sites that was managed with 5-mm margins had a local recurrence rate of 0.9%, results from a retrospective case series from a single ...

As Lauren Koltcz flips through the pages of her book, she can’t help but glance down at the scar forming on her left thumb. In March, the entire nail had to be surgically removed after she was ...