FIND A DOCTORFaceTreatmentsBodyHairAwardsShoppingWellnessAbout UsTESTTUBE Advertisement Home›Skin Health Dandruff or Skin Cancer? How to Tell the Difference on Your Scalp What’s normal, what’s not and when to get it checked. May is Melanoma Awareness Month, and there's no better time to take a closer look at a part of your body that's easy to overlook: your scalp. Skin cancer is the most common cancer in the United States according to the CDC, and when it develops on the scalp, it can be surprisingly easy to mistake for something far less serious—like dandruff. Most people don’t think of their scalp as sun-exposed skin, but it is—and it’s one of the most dangerous places for skin cancer to go undetected.

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