NEXT STEPS

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? Read more

GETTING DIAGNOSED

See your doctor if you develop a new mole or notice a change in an existing mole or area of your skin (including under your nail). Even if you’re worried about what this might be, you shouldn’t delay seeing them. It might not be cancer. Read more

SKIN BIOPSY

If your doctor does find a suspicious mole, a sample of tissue is removed (a biopsy) for examination under a microscope. The doctor first numbs the skin with an injection of a local anaesthetic. There are several types of biopsy Read more

FURTHER TESTS

If the initial biopsy shows melanoma, you may need further tests. Understanding the extent of the melanoma can help your doctor decide the best treatment option for you. Read more

AFTERCARE

It’s important to regularly check yourself for any signs of melanoma. As you have already been diagnosed with melanoma, you are at a higher than average risk of having another melanoma in the future. Read more

FOLLOW UP APPOINTMENTS

Your follow-up care depends on the stage of the melanoma. Follow-up appointments allow your doctor to monitor for possible recurrence of the melanoma. Read more

MELANOMA: LET'S GET UNDER THE SKIN OF IT

Let’s get under the skin of it is a campaign to encourage patients, loved ones, partners and carers to learn more about melanoma – whether recently diagnosed or simply hoping to learn more. Read more

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MELANOMA UK CHALLENGES MANCHESTER CITY ON SUNCREAM BAN

Melanoma UK CEO challenges Manchester City after fans were told they could not take sun cream to the Etihad Stadium.
In Memory of Neil Evans - to raise funds for Horus Body Mapping Unit in the fight against Melanoma

Saturday 10 September 2022 - Ultra Challenge 28km (17.4 miles) Thames Path Walk from Fulham to Hurst Park in Memory of Neil Evans and to support Melanoma UK
Ashley Graham’s Memory Hike

I lost my Dad to stage 4 cancer Melanoma in September 2018. This disease took the strongest man I knew and reduced him down to nothing in a matter of weeks. My dad had only celebrated his 60th birthday that February.
Melanoma: 'Doctors said my cancerous mole was fungus'

BBC journalist Sarah Lee was diagnosed with stage three malignant melanoma in January, five months after three different doctors had dismissed her concerns about a new mole on her scalp.

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.
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.
SKINVISION SMARTPHONE APP

Get Smart About Skin Cancer - Melanoma UK and health technology company SkinVision has joined forces to provide a service that helps people to perform regular skin checks and flags up potential cancers to the attention of healthcare professionals.
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.
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.
LONGITUDINAL MELANONYCHIA

Longitudinal Melanonychia Guidance By Dr Christian Aldridge
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.
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.
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.