SANDRA PHINBOW

She has been fighting to ban sunbeds across the UK, which as we all know, contribute to the skin cancer epidemic within the UK.

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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.

John Ball

Our forever hero
KATIE BAILEY

Compassion, Supportive and helpful.
THOMAS MCGHEE

Loving
Caring
Amazing
KARL DUGMORE

Inspiration
Selfless
Brave
HELEN MIDDLETON

Brave Strong Beautiful
HELEN MIDDLETON

POSITIVE - won’t let her treatment get her down
CHEERFUL - keeps her chin up when times are hard
SUPPORTIVE - if others undergoing treatment
RACHEL CRANE

Dedicated, selfless, strong
LUCY DAVIS

Kind, supportive, determined
TIM CRANE

Brave, loving, positive
DANIELLE SMITH

Most wonderful daughter

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.