SKIN CHECK TOOLKIT

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. Read more

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. Read more

EARLY DETECTION

Early Detection Is Key - Use The Sky As Your Guide Read more

SKIN SELF-EXAMINATION VIDEO

This video covers the ABCD&E warning signs of melanoma, and the seven steps for checking the body. Read more

SKIN CHECK VIA YOUR SMART HOME SPEAKER

Your smart home speaker could save your life! Read more

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. Read more

WHERE YOU MIGHT GET MELANOMA

In women, melanoma is most commonly found on the lower legs. In men, melanoma is most commonly found on the head, neck, chest and back. Read more

WHEN TO SEE A DOCTOR

You should visit your doctor straight away if you have any concerns about changes to your body. Read more

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. Read more

PROTECT THE FUTURE YOU

Protect The Future You! Today Melanoma UK shines a light on a new major public awareness campaign to highlight the scale of unidentified melanoma during the last two years of the COVID pandemic Read more

DOWNLOAD THE SKINVISION APP FOR FREE

As part of our National Mole Hunt we are giving away thousands of free 7-day SkinVision licences to the UK public. With the dramatic shortage of skin cancer specialists we need to empower the UK public to get involved and help us fight back. Download yours today! 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.