Melanoma is on the rise and young people aren’t using enough sunscreen, doctors say

Whitewater woman who overcame melanoma aims to offer hope at walk for disease

Jill Freiermuth is the honoree at the 2025 Steps Against Melanoma Walk and will give a speech ahead of the event.

Melanoma is on the rise and young people aren’t using enough sunscreen, doctors say

When Christie Garofalo’s husband asked her about a mole on her abdomen, she thought she’d always had it.

‘It’s rare and it’s scary.’ Woman diagnosed with melanoma on fingernail

If you are staring at a dark spot under your fingernail, you may want to see a dermatologist. It could be a form of melanoma. “It is rare, and it’s scary that it’s rare, because a lot of people would not think to check their nails,” said Lauren Koltcz, whom the Cleveland Clinic featured after doctors operated to cut out a malignancy under her fingernail as well as surrounding tissue to remove any remaining cancer cells. Subungual melanoma, which…

NE Ohio woman with Stage 4 melanoma becomes mentor after defying the odds

CLEVELAND (WJW) -- Jennifer Frederick never thought it would happen to her. She was 49 and active -- until a strange lump turned her world upside down. What she initially thought was a pulled muscle ended up being Stage 4 metastatic malignant melanoma. Social Security retirement age is changing: what to know about full benefits “I was driving there and I picked up my phone and it said ‘metastatic malignant melanoma.’ And I was like, 'What?…

Cancer treatment, sunscreen benefits in banner study

Breakthrough molecular research by University of Sydney scientists could help develop new drugs and solar cells.

The average lifetime risk of developing melanoma in the white population is about 1 in 75, but it can be much higher if you have 50 or more common moles, if you have at least one atypical mole, if you have a history of sunburn that has resulted in blistering, especially before the age of 20, or if you have sun-sensitive skin that burns easily or freckles. You are also at increased risk if you or a family member has had any type of malignant skin…