HOW WE SUPPORT YOU

Melanoma UKs main role for our patients and families is that of a 'critical friend'.

We provide patients, carers and families perspective at a wide range of meetings throughout the year.

Here are a few of the meetings Melanoma UK attend to support the melanoma community, provide a global voice when needed and share best practice so we can maintain a finger on the pulse of the ever-changing landscape of this disease.

UK PATIENT ADVOCACY LEADERSHIP COALITION (UK PALCO)

The UK Patient Advocacy Leadership Coalition (UK PALCO) is a collection of like-minded cancer patient advocacy organisations that are dedicated to supporting and improving the lives of people living with cancer in the UK. Read more

NATIONAL INSTITUTE for HEALTH & CARE EXCELLENCE (NICE)

NICE - Improving health and social care through evidence-based guidance Read more

MELANOMA INTERNATIONAL PATIENT ADVOCATES COALITION (MI-PAC)

MI-PAC Making a Difference Around the World Read more

GLOBAL COALITION FOR MELANOMA PATIENT ADVOCACY

Working Together to Help Melanoma Patients Globally Read more

MELANOMA AND SKIN CANCER AWARENESS MONTH

Welcome everyone to the start of Melanoma Skin Cancer Awareness Month! Read more

MELANOMA B-RAF AWARENESS DAY 26TH MAY

Melanoma BRAF Awareness Day is a disease awareness day, that will take place on 26th May every year, as part of Melanoma Awareness Month. Read more

Latest

Ryan Bodkin Melanoma Fundraiser

In October this year I’ll be running the Chichester Half Marathon raising money for Melanoma Cancer charity. I’m raising money as last year I lost my Father to Melanoma and I myself was diagnosed earlier this year with the same condition of which luckily I am now clear off
Melanoma Awareness

To raise awareness of the dangers of too much ☀️
Melanoma Awareness

To make people aware of the dangers of sun
Beacon Fell Backyard Ultra

THE 'ABCDE' RULE

Do You Know Your ABC...DE's? The ABCDE Rule of skin cancer is an easy-to-remember system for determining whether a mole or growth may be cancerous.
SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS

About half of all melanomas start with a change in previously normal-looking skin. This usually looks like a dark area or an abnormal new mole.
LONGITUDINAL MELANONYCHIA

Longitudinal Melanonychia Guidance By Dr Christian Aldridge
SKIN SELF EXAMINATION

We recommend that you do a head-to-toe self-examination of your skin every month. This way you can find any new or changing lesions that might be cancerous or precancerous.
STAGES OF MELANOMA

The stage of a cancer is a term used to describe the size and depth of the melanoma, and whether it has spread. Knowing the stage of your cancer helps doctors decide on the best treatment for you.
2020 MELANOMA SKIN CANCER REPORT

Melanoma Global Coalition. For a second year, Melanoma UK is proudly supporting the 2020 global public awareness campaign in the fight against melanoma.
ME MELANOMA, NO CHANCE!

My Melanoma Journey as written by Jayne Williams
ALEX BAKER - MY MELANOMA STORY

In July 2017, Alex Baker noticed a small growth on his right shin. Here he shares his story, including several graphic photographs.
NEWLY DIAGNOSED WITH MELANOMA?

After your melanoma diagnosis, you may receive information from every direction and you will have lots of questions: What will happen to me? What does all this mean? How will I cope? How can I tell my loved ones?
OVERVIEW OF MELANOMA

Melanoma is a type of cancer that starts in cells in the skin called melanocytes. These cells make a pigment called melanin which gives skin its natural colour.