Researchers at Huntsman Cancer Institute (HCI) at the University of Utah (U of U) have generated the first "atlas" of human melanocytes located throughout the body. In analyzing the atlas data further ...

Melanoma is a serious type of skin cancer that starts when the cells that create pigment in your skin develop cancer. Typically, melanomas form on your skin, but they can also form in your eyes and ...

Moles and melanomas are both skin tumors that come from the same cell called melanocytes. The difference is that moles are usually harmless, while melanomas are cancerous and often deadly without ...

If you or a loved one has been diagnosed with uveal (ocular) melanoma, there is a chance that the cancer will spread to another part of your body. This is called metastatic uveal melanoma. It is ...

Melanoma in situ (MIS), also called stage 0 melanoma, is the earliest stage of melanoma, when the cancer is confined to the outermost layer of skin. Most melanomas affect the skin, but they can also ...

The secret about why hair goes gray may lie in a certain type of stem cell that gets "stuck" in our hair follicles, according to a new study. "It is the loss of chameleon-like function in melanocyte ...

Eye cancer often develops with few symptoms, including vision changes or a dark spot on the iris (colored part) of your eye. Regular eye exams can help you get a diagnosis sooner. Cancers of the eye ...