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Wessex Cancer Trust
Established in 1981, Wessex Cancer Trust covers most of the South Coast of England as well as the Isle of Wight and the Channel Islands providing relief for those suffering from cancer and their carers. The charity also promotes research into the disease and aims to advance education into its causes, prevention and treatment.
One of the charity’s key services relates to melanoma and related cancers for the skin. MARC’S LINE is a telephone help and advice line (01722 415071) which provides a vital contact point between skin cancer patients and their families.
This excellent facility staffed by professionals will shortly be available for access via the SKCIN website using the same phone number. Wessex Cancer Trust and SKCIN have agreed to work together at every opportunity to raise skin cancer awareness and will exchange leaflets and other literature.
Chief Executive, Sally Hall, has agreed to chair the educational element of the skin cancer forum to be hosted by SKCIN at The Belfry in March 2009.
Bounty
Charity Trustee Richard Clifford and Management Committee
Member and Technical Consultant Anthony Hubbard, have presented
to the "mums to be" and parenting club - Bounty.
A specially prepared SKCIN leaflet aimed at prospective parents will assist Bounty’s team of regional training staff as they present to health professionals in hospitals throughout the UK.
Richard Clifford told the training staff that they and the healthcare professionals were "uniquely placed" to spread the word
about soaring rates of skin cancer.
Mole Check Clinic
Over 500 visitors to BBC Gardeners World Live at the NEC ( June 10 – 15 ) took the opportunity to have a “ mole check. “ Skcin and the British Association of Dermatologists combined to provide the clinic and over the five day period, Dermatologists discovered seventeen cases of various types of skin cancer.
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SKCIN “ On The Road"
It’s big, it’s bold and it most certainly gets over the message! The charity has secured an all-over painted bus advertisement targeting the Nottingham public on the dangers of over exposure to the sun.
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TV’s Dr. Chris Steele Joins SKCIN
Dr.Chris Steele resident GP on ITV’s “This Morning” show has agreed to become a Skcin Patron. Chris has been the trusted doctor on the top daytime programme for since it began twenty years ago and he also writes for Women’s Magazine and Top Sante.
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As campaigners for regulation on sunbed use for under 18's Skcin are delighted that the bill to regulate sunbed use has passed its latest parliamentary hurdle....
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In October 2009 the team of Intrepid Nottingham adventurers successfully reached the summit of Mount Kilimanjaro in less than 5 days to raise funds for Skcin; The Karen Clifford Skin Cancer Charity....
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The CEBD (Centre of Evidence Based Dermatology) part of The University of Nottingham are looking for people who've been affected by skin cancer....
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Skcin co-founder and Trustee, Richard Clifford represented the charity at the recent LIVESTRONG Global Cancer Summit in Dublin held in August this year....
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Three members of the SKCIN Management Committee, GIll Godsell, Anthony Hubbard and Richard Clifford attended the British Association of Dermatology Conference in Glasgow in July....
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McCann Erickson attended the Cannes Adertising festival having entered the computertan.com campaign into various categories, one of which was the Promo category for which the London agency won two Bronze Lions!...
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Sun Exposure!
Skcin and Britain's most read red-top have aptly joined forces on a crusade to raise awareness on the the dangers of over-exposre to UV. Skcin have featured and commented on many articles and readers are directed to the skcin website for further information in the majority of related releases...
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Skin Awareness Week in East Anglia
Skcin recently launched a regional skin awareness initiative which took place across Norfolk and Suffolk campaigning to help people become skin aware, as well as sun smart...
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FUCHS FOUNDATION ANTARCTIC EXPIDITION 2010
Roussel 'Capra' De Carvalho a teacher of Physics at Samuel Ward Arts & Technology College met with Skcin when he was recently selected to take part in the prestigious Fuchs Foundation's Antarctic Expedition 2010...
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