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Living with melanoma? Melanoma UK believes a strong support community is critical to healing and recovery.

We have options to support patients, carers, family, and friends and regain control. Receive social, emotional, and practical support throughout your cancer journey with Melanoma UK and our support network.

Patients, families, carers, and clinicians are at the heart of our work. We are passionate about our work and will work tirelessly to get results.

A Melanoma diagnosis can be scary, confusing and upsetting. We understand so talk to us. We’re real people whose lives have also been affected by Melanoma.

We strive to provide the best support, guidance, and treatment advice that we possibly can.

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Latest

IT'S A FAMILY AFFAIR

Di Cannon, our Corporate Partnership Director, shares her story of dealing with non-melanoma skin cancer and losing her niece to melanoma.
Doing it for Darren

After losing a close friend to melanoma I would like to do something in his memory
WHAT A DIFFERENCE A YEAR MAKES

This time a year ago, we had just held our first Zoom support call. We didn’t think for a moment that the following year, we would still be in some form of lockdown and still holding our patient calls.
NON MELANOMA SKIN CANCER REPORT

UK report highlights the low awareness of non-melanoma skin cancer and its true impact on patients and the health system.

ME MELANOMA, NO CHANCE!

My Melanoma Journey as written by Jayne Williams
UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER MELANOMA PROJECT

The University of Manchester is carrying out research project looking into improving patient responses to immunotherapy.
MELANOMA SKIN CANCER AWARENESS MONTH

May is Melanoma Awareness Month and we want to encourage more people to get into a habit and do regular monthly skin self-examinations.
ROADMAP FOR PATIENTS CURRENTLY SHIELDING

The UK Government has set out a roadmap for the clinically extremely vulnerable on the future of the shielding programme.
MEMORIAL SERVICE PROFESSOR MARTIN GORE CBE

In 2007 when our Founder Gill Nuttall, was looking for some help for Jon,Professor Gore was one of the first people she contacted.
IT'S A FAMILY AFFAIR

Di Cannon, our Corporate Partnership Director, shares her story of dealing with non-melanoma skin cancer and losing her niece to melanoma.
MARK WATSON SHARES HIS FIGHT WITH MELANOMA

Mark Watson shares his story about his battle with melanoma. This is his story so far as told by Mark.
COVID 19 - UPDATE

Melanoma UK is still receiving calls and emails regarding the virus.
LISA COSTELLO JOINS OUR AMBASSADOR PROGRAM

A big shout out for our very own pocket rocket Lisa Costello who joins the team.
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.