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Learning to Check your Nails for Subungual Melanoma could Save Your Life

When checking the body for signs of skin cancer, many people may only think to check their skin. However, it’s important to check the nails, too. Although rare, skin cancer, including melanoma — the deadliest form of skin cancer — can develop under and around the fingernails and toenails. Subungual is a type of melanoma that starts under the nails. “Subungual” is a Latin word meaning “beneath the nail or […]

todayApril 21, 2022

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LeAnn Rimes Shares Photos Showing Her Psoriasis–Here’s What to Know About This Chronic Skin Condition

Many people with psoriasis—a chronic autoimmune skin condition that affects more than 8 million Americans, according to the National Psoriasis Foundation (NPF)—shared photos of their skin on social media to mark World Psoriasis Day (October 29). That included singer and actor LeAnn Rimes, who shared two incredibly personal and beautiful images on Instagram. "This is finally my time to be unabashedly honest about what psoriasis is and what it looks like," Rimes wrote […]

todayNovember 16, 2020

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