Former U.S. President Jimmy Carter was released from a hospital Wednesday after being treated for a urinary tract infection.

Sunscreen is a must this time of year, especially if you plan on heading up to Tahoe. The closer you are to the sun, the more radiation you're exposed to, raising your risk for cancer.

Dermatologists and medical oncologists from Skin Cancer and Dermatology Institute, Carson Tahoe Health, and Cancer Care Specialists will educate about skin cancer and skin cancer prevention, and offer free melanoma screening clinics May 3 and 10.

Nearly 10,000 Americans will die from melanoma this year. Now the FDA has approved a new drug for patients with advanced melanoma.

The acting U.S. surgeon general is asking Americans to give up their love of sunbathing and indoor tanning beds, citing an alarming 200% jump in the number of deadly melanoma cases diagnosed since 1973.

A sad update to a story we've been following for months now about a young mother who rallied a community. Elisa Storke's friends tell us she died peacefully Thursday morning as result of unforeseen complications during treatment.

It's Melanoma Monday, a national campaign to raise awareness about the rarest but also the deadliest form of skin cancer. About 450 Nevadans will be diagnosed with melanoma this year alone. Of those, 70 will die from the disease.

A charity dodgeball tournament will be held Friday night at Pau Wa Lu Middle School in Gardnerville Ranchos. Proceeds will benefit a young mother fighting melanoma.