Merkel cell carcinoma is a rare, aggressive form of skin cancer. It usually affects sun-exposed areas of the body, but it can occur in sun-shielded areas, too. Learn about symptoms and treatment.
Melanoma is a type of skin cancer that forms in the cells that produce skin color. Learn about symptoms and treatment.
A disease caused by ultraviolet light that comes from the sun’s rays.
Metastatic cancer, also known as stage IV (or 4), is the name for cancer that has spread from the site in the body where it started to another part of the body. Cancer can spread to any part of the body, but it most often spreads to the lungs, bones, liver, and brain.
Kidney cancer is cancer that begins in the kidneys. Learn about symptoms and treatment.
Whether for screenings, diagnosis, or treatment for yourself or someone you care about, Yale Cancer Center offers multidisciplinary care.
Photoaging is when the sun prematurely—and sometimes dangerously—ages the skin. Learn about symptoms and treatment.
A sentinel lymph node biopsy is a procedure to determine whether cancer has spread to the lymph nodes. Learn about this procedure.
Cancers of the urinary tract (or urologic cancers) is an umbrella term for cancers of the bladder, kidney, penis, prostate, and testicles. Learn about symptoms and treatment.
Neoplasms or tumors refer to any growth that develops inside or on the body. Learn about symptoms and treatment.