Scientists have developed the world's smallest wearable, battery-free device that can warn people of overexposure to ultraviolet rays (UV) -- a leading factor for developing skin cancer.

A team of researchers has managed to exploit a vulnerability in melanoma or skin cancer that develops resistance to a targeted therapy, providing a potential new therapeutic strategy to selectively kill the drug-resistant cancer cells.

Men taking aspirin every day may have double the risk of melanoma, the most serious type of skin cancer, compared to those who are not exposed to daily to the common pain reliever, says a large study involving almost 200,000 patients.

There is a popular saying ‘excess of anything is bad’. This old proverb suits the way we consume medicine in our daily lives. Daily intake of certain type of drug can cause certain cancers among men, a new research claims.

In 2008, the American-origin actor was also awarded with Padma Shri, the fourth highest civilian honour of India. Here are some lesser know facts about the actor.

Veteran theatre and film personality Tom Alter on Friday lost his battle against skin cancer at his residence here, his manager said. He was 67.