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Mole Mate Device Donated
Astron Clinica have donated an early detection device for skin cancer worth over £3,500. The on-invasive equipment enables doctors to rapidly scan for the disease showing information up to 2mm under the skin; this can assist them in making an instant decision to refer a patient if necessary or immediately assure them that their lesion is not suspicious.
BAD Conferance
Skcin attended the 88th British Association of Dermatologists Conference in Liverpool ( 1st to 5th July.) A striking two metre wide display the creative work for which was donated by FHP Magazine, was designed to draw delegate’s attention to the fact that Skcin was well on its way to becoming a recognised national charity.
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Bupa
Charity Management Committee clinicians have been consulted by BUPA concerning the organisations routine review of its health information fact sheets.
“Little Sunbeams” Schools programme
In May Skcin attended the launch of a unique schools programme which encourages schoolteachers to educate youngsters on the subject of skin cancer and in particular of the dangers of over exposure to the sun.
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Birmingham Mole Screening
Boots The Chemists was the venue for a mole check event at Solihull in May supported by Skcin. The charity provided both the creative content and the production for the window display which attracted huge interest.
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Christchurch Skin Cancer Education Day
Skcin Trustee Richard Clifford and Management Committee member Anthony Hubbard presented to over 100 delegates at Christchurch Hospital in March. Richard spoke about the aims and objectives of the charity and Anthony the science of sun-care.
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Health And Wellbeing At Work
As guests of Uvistat, the charity attended the two day event at the NEC in March. Specially prepared leaflets entitled “ we all have a duty of care “ were handed out to employee representatives and trade union officials.
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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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