HOW WE SUPPORT YOU

Melanoma UKs main role for our patients and families is that of a 'critical friend'.

We provide patients, carers and families perspective at a wide range of meetings throughout the year.

Here are a few of the meetings Melanoma UK attend to support the melanoma community, provide a global voice when needed and share best practice so we can maintain a finger on the pulse of the ever-changing landscape of this disease.

SKIN CANCER UK

Melanoma UK launches its sister organisation Skin Cancer UK. Skin Cancer UK has been established to address the needs of people with Non-Melanoma Skin Cancer (NMSC) in the UK. Read more

MELANOMA UK ON THE SPOT EXPERT WEBINARS

Access to insights from the experts working in melanoma and non melanoma skin cancer. Read more

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. Read more

NATIONAL INSTITUTE for HEALTH & CARE EXCELLENCE (NICE)

NICE - Improving health and social care through evidence-based guidance Read more

MELANOMA INTERNATIONAL PATIENT ADVOCATES COALITION (MI-PAC)

MI-PAC Making a Difference Around the World Read more

GLOBAL COALITION FOR MELANOMA PATIENT ADVOCACY

Working Together to Help Melanoma Patients Globally 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

MELANOMA AND SKIN CANCER AWARENESS MONTH

Welcome everyone to the start of Melanoma Skin Cancer Awareness Month! Read more

MELANOMA B-RAF AWARENESS DAY 26TH MAY

Melanoma BRAF Awareness Day is a disease awareness day, that will take place on 26th May every year, as part of Melanoma Awareness Month. Read more

Latest

Sophie's First 70.3 Triathlon

I'm dedicating my first triathlon to my Dad and raising funds to help prevent and cure melanoma.
Sophie's Half Ironman

I'm dedicating my first triathlon to my Dad and raising funds to help prevent and cure melanoma.
Sophie's First Half Ironman

I'm dedicating my first triathlon to my Dad and raising funds to help prevent and cure melanoma.
100 miles = £100 💙💙💙

I am hoping to raise £100 for Melonoma UK. All charities do amazing work but this charity is particularly important to our family.

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.
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.
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.
LONGITUDINAL MELANONYCHIA

Longitudinal Melanonychia Guidance By Dr Christian Aldridge
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!
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.
ME MELANOMA, NO CHANCE!

My Melanoma Journey as written by Jayne Williams
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.