Black men are more likely to die from skin cancer because they're getting diagnosed later. Here are 3 early signs to watch out for.

A new study found that Black men had higher rates of advanced melanoma compared to white men..

Here are some of the most important places for Black men to check for skin cancer...

A new study from the Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology has found some alarming statistics in how skin cancer is diagnosed in men across different racial groups...

One possible theory as to why they were diagnosed so late is the difference in how melanoma presents in Black men.While every other group in the study was more likely to have superficial spreading melanoma the most common type of melanoma characterized by abnormal skin lesions Black men were more likely to have acral melanoma, or melanoma on their hands or feet.. Below are three places that Black men should check for melanoma...

Alexander Witkowski, an assistant professor of dermatology at the OHSU School of Medicine, previously told Insider that everyone "has the same amount of pigment in these limited areas, so the risk level is pretty much the same" for Black men as it is for white men...

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