You’ve probably covered the basic things you can do to reduce your skin cancer risk: Wear sunscreen, avoid tanning beds, and get any suspicious moles checked out by a doctor. But no matter how ...

The black lines (left) on Michelle Tagliamonte's thumb were a sign of cancer. Michelle Tagliamonte, 58, noticed black lines on her thumb while getting a manicure in September 2024 The Ohio mom of two ...

When David Edges's wife spotted a faint brown line on his toenail, he didn't think it was anything to worry about. But Kelly, 47, a skin specialist in the beauty industry, was instantly concerned, ...

Melanonychia, a black line on your nail, can be a sign of melanoma or benign pigmentation changes. Injuries, medications, and conditions like hyperthyroidism may also cause dark lines on your nails.

A black line on the nail could be normal, such as when it is just a color variation. Other possible causes range from injury ...

Patrick Damp is a web producer for CBS Pittsburgh. A Pittsburgh native who grew up watching KDKA-TV, Patrick studied journalism at Indiana University of Pennsylvania. After half a decade in sports ...

Toxic chemicals in some nail products can be hazardous to the skin and nails, causing allergic contact dermatitis, ...

As you go about your routine skin-cancer checks to spot abnormal moles or dark spots, there's one place you should be sure to look: your fingernails. As you go about your routine skin-cancer checks to ...

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 ...

Tagliamonte underwent an "invasive" four-hour surgery to remove the cancer — but says she's "grateful" she caught it early An Ohio mom developed black lines on her thumbnail — an early sign of cancer ...