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 ...

She hit the nail on the head. A manicurist in Scotland is being lauded for spotting a thin brown streak under a client’s nail — which led to a melanoma diagnosis. Stacey Boss, 32, said she had ...

Charmaine Sherlock thought maybe the thin black line from her cuticle was an autoimmune reaction. She soon learned it was an aggressive subungual melanoma. This summer, Charmaine Sherlock noticed a ...

A woman had a line on her nail that looked like a splinter, which was an aggressive skin cancer. Charmaine Sherlock didn't think that such a small mark could be as dangerous as melanoma. Sherlock told ...

When you check your nails for flecks or ridges, it’s because you’re after shiny, healthy talons, right? Well, there’s another reason to inspect your nails regularly, and that’s for signs of acral ...

Pedicurists kept asking Yvonne Basil about a dark spot on her pinky toe, but she would tell them what she believed herself: It was just a mole. The charcoal-colored mark — about the size of a pencil ...

Experts have advised people to monitor their fingernails for any peculiar changes that might indicate potentially serious ...

A woman thought she was sharing something mildly interesting when she posted a photo of her nails on Reddit. The image showed a thin black line running along a thumbnail and also along the big toe. To ...

The Mayo Clinic says melanoma starts in the melanocytes, or the cells that make the pigment (melanin) giving skin its color. Melanoma starts on the skin that usually gets sun exposure, so arms, back, ...

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 ...