MELANOMA UK ON THE SPOT EXPERT WEBINARS

Our next On The Spot webinar will take place on Tuesday 1st March at 5pm. This webinar will focus on Demystifying Clinical Trials and Patient Involvement.

Our guest speakers include Professor Rowan Pritchard Jones, Medical Director, Consultant Plastic Surgeon and Professor Marc Moncrieff, Consultant Plastic & Reconstructive Surgeon.

All our previous On The Spot Webinars are available by clicking the link below:

On The Spot With Melanoma UK

Some of our future webinars will include:

Managing Side Effects
Skin Allergies
Understanding a Pathology Report
Vitamin D
UV Safety
Melanoma Genetics

Latest

The Farmer's Ben Nevis Hike

To raise awareness of skin cancer in the farming community
GATEWAYC LAUNCHES A NEW SKIN CANCER COURSE FOR HCPS

During the pandemic we were able to work with and support GatewayC to develop a new Skin Cancer - Early Diagnosis course which is available to all healthcare professionals (HCPs).
OUR AMBASSADOR STEVE HELPS TO RAISE AWARENESS FOR MELANOMA

Our Ambassador, Steve Wilson, pulled all the stops out to mark May as Melanoma Skin Cancer Awareness month with the help of The Tennant Street, Queens Park and Alma Street medical practices in Stockton-on-Tees.
BOOK OF HOPE

Hope comes in many forms for our Melanoma community. This book shares stories from people dealing with a cancer diagnosis, patients, carers, advocates or friends, and family. Read what Hope means to them.

BOOK OF HOPE

Hope comes in many forms for our Melanoma community. This book shares stories from people dealing with a cancer diagnosis, patients, carers, advocates or friends, and family. Read what Hope means to them.
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
MELANOMA BRAF AWARENESS DAY 26TH MAY 2022

Melanoma BRAF Awareness Day is a new disease awareness day, developed in collaboration between Melanoma UK and Novartis Pharmaceuticals UK Ltd, that will take place on 26th May every year, as part of Melanoma Awareness Month.
GLOBAL COALITION FOR MELANOMA PATIENT ADVOCACY

Working Together to Help Melanoma Patients Globally
NATIONAL INSTITUTE for HEALTH & CARE EXCELLENCE (NICE)

NICE - Improving health and social care through evidence-based guidance
MELANOMA INTERNATIONAL PATIENT ADVOCATES COALITION (MI-PAC)

MI-PAC Making a Difference Around the World
MELANOMA SKIN CANCER DRUG RECOMMENDED FOR ROUTINE NHS USE

NICE recommends the routine use of nivolumab as an option after surgery for some people with melanoma.
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.
MELANOMA MATES

If you are a Facebook user, why not join the UK based support group for those who have been diagnosed with melanoma. Whether you are a patient or a relative or carer of a melanoma patient take a look at this amazing support network
MELANOMA UK VIRTUAL MEET UP

Join the staff at Melanoma UK every Thursday at 20.00 pm for our regular virtual meetup.

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.
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.
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.
ME MELANOMA, NO CHANCE!

My Melanoma Journey as written by Jayne Williams
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.
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.
COVID-19 VACCINE & MELANOMA

COVID-19 Q&A with Professor James Larkin
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.