Today, 9 in 10 people diagnosed with malignant melanoma (the most serious type of skin cancer) survive their disease for 10 years or more. Advances like immunotherapy have brought hope to many people with advanced skin cancer, but there is still much more to do for people whose cancers don't respond to these cutting edge treatments.
From studying the biology of skin cancer cells in the lab to leading clinical trials testing cutting-edge treatments, our researchers are working hard to ensure more people survive skin cancer.
Thanks to research, we’ve helped change the outlook for people with skin cancer.
Meet people like Dave who have experienced first-hand how our research is making a difference. The life-saving research we do wouldn’t be possible without your support.
Over the last 40 years, cancer survival in the UK has doubled. In the 1970s just 1 in 4 people survived their disease for 10 years or more. Today 2 in 4 survive.
We want to accelerate progress and see 3 in 4 patients surviving the disease by 2034.
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