Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... Q: Since having a basal cell carcinoma removed from my forehead in 1992, I’ve gotten a full-body examination by a dermatologist every six months. In addition ...

How does your doctor rate in performing a clinical breast exam or evaluating breast lumps? Expertise varies widely, and considering how vital it is to catch breast cancer in its early stages, your ...

Many patients who have had melanoma do not conduct regular skin self-examinations, and those who do check themselves do not use sufficient tools or techniques. Many patients who have had melanoma do ...

It is recommended that melanoma patients perform a thorough skin self-exam on a regular basis to look for potential disease recurrence or new melanomas. Research, however, shows that fewer than 15 ...

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - What do patients want most from their primary care doctors? A thorough physical exam, according to a new survey from the UK. Sign up here. Patients surveyed ranked ...

A routine (or comprehensive) exam uses a wide range of tests and procedures to evaluate your vision and the health of your eyes. Diagnostic tests are usually performed by a technician. These test ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . KOLOA, Hawaii — Specialists must be thorough in their examinations of patients with dry eye symptoms in order to ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . KOLOA, Hawaii — Incomplete posterior segment exams, underuse of imaging and failure to reexamine a diagnosis are ...