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Welcome to our collection of patient stories. These stories are so important and are daily reminders of why Melanoma UK is committed to supporting anyone dealing with a melanoma diagnosis.
Our patient stories bring you first hand experience of people dealing with melanoma and make them accessible to other people.
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Meet Jonathan Herron. He's the reason we're here. A young man from Northern Ireland. Kind, funny and courageous beyond all comprehension, he sadly passed away in May 2008. Read more
The melanoma cancer diagnosis had come as a surprise to me as I had always taken care to avoid the sun if possible, to cover up and use the highest factor sun screen from a very early age. Read more
I was someone who used to use sunbeds when I was younger to look and feel good in my skin, I also had a lot of moles, that was something I got used to being part of me. Read more
After the joys of a laparoscopy and colonoscopy I was found to have a tumour in my small intestine. This was removed a month later and thanks to Tramadol I have no memory of the experience! Read more
It was 2011 when I was told I had melanoma. Despite going several times to my GP and been told it was nothing to be concerned about. Read more
Shane McCormick is keen to raise awareness of melanoma skin cancer, particularly in the landscaping and building industry where many people work outdoors and don’t use enough sun protection. Read more
Most days I am a mix of hope and fear future. Hoping and working towards a place where there are more good days than bad, and I find a happy balance. Read more
Not everybody's melanoma journey starts with a suspicious mole or lesion and that was certainly the case for me. Read more
My journey with Melanoma started in September 2020 right in the middle of the pandemic so accessing GP’s etc was more difficult and time consuming than previously. Read more
Meet Will, a 63 year old melanoma patient battling metastatic melanoma. Today is his first year Cancerversary! Read more
My Skin Cancer Story 💔 I am sharing this with you all to raise awareness for Malignant Melanoma, If this post helps one person then at least one good thing would have come from this. Read more
I was 23 when I was diagnosed with superficial spreading melanoma. Not something I expected to be enduring at that age, but me being me I took it in my stride and got on with it. Read more
Adele, a stage 3 melanoma patient, speaks out about the importance of skin self-examinations during self-isolation. Read more
I don’t post online very often and I’m still unsure if I should but if I can help one family by sharing my story then at least one good thing would have come out of all this. Read more
It’s not just skin cancer, and I’m not just a little bit tired! Read more
My Melanoma Journey as written by Jayne Williams Read more
Mark Watson shares his story about his battle with melanoma. This is his story so far as told by Mark. Read more
Nicky has very kindly shared her story with us. Not only is she one of our amazing fundraisers, but she is a lady with a story to tell. Read more
In July 2017, Alex Baker noticed a small growth on his right shin. Here he shares his story, including several graphic photographs. Read more