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After visiting the GP about a suspicious mole in 2015 Willie from Scotland was diagnosed with early stage melanoma. In 2019 this later progressed to stage 4 malignant melanoma. Here he has generously shared his story with us.
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On Saturday 10th June 2023, Luke completed an epic challenge of running for 24 hours in memory of his Dad, Adrian who passed away from Acral Lentiginous melanoma in February 2022. Not only did Luke complete this challenge he also came 2nd place at the event and raised over £5000 for Melanoma Focus. What an incredible achievement!
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On Friday 26th May, Superdrug announced that it has reduced the price of it's own brand suncare by 20% as it deems SPF as a healthcare essential.
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On Wednesday 25th May MPs met with melanoma skin cancer specialists and patients to support our 'Know your skin: Be smart about skin cancer' campaign event.
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Join BBC presenter Owain Wyn Evans as he explores how Melanoma Focus’ services have made a real difference to the lives of Lucy, Jen and Jess.
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New data released today by Melanoma Focus has found that nearly half (45%) of people in Wales think sunscreen is too expensive and 14% don’t use it at all because of the cost.
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Wearing sunscreen is one of the most effective ways to protect against it, but new data released today by the charity Melanoma Focus has found that nearly half (46%) of people in Scotland think sunscreen is too expensive and 13% don’t use it at all because of the cost.
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New survey data shows that over half of UK adults in Northern Ireland think sunscreen is too expensive and most (69%) would use it more if it was cheaper.
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Experts have voiced concerns in response to the new data released today by the charity Melanoma Focus which shows that 32% of British and 34% of Welsh people reported rarely or never using sunscreen when in the UK and only 11% of Welsh people saying that they always use it.
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New data released today by Melanoma Focus shows that 32% of British and 34% of people in Northern Ireland reported rarely or never using sunscreen when in the UK and only 12% of Northern Irish people saying that they always use it.
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Experts have voiced concerns in response to the new data released today by the charity Melanoma Focus which shows that 32% of British and 35% of Scottish people reported rarely or never using sunscreen when in the UK and only 15% of Scots saying that they always use it.
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Wearing sunscreen is one of the most effective ways to protect against it, but new data released today by the charity Melanoma Focus has found that half (50%) of people in the UK think sunscreen is too expensive...
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