Story FMR ( Funding Melanoma Research) supporting Skcin
Skcin are delighted to announce that Story FMR (Funding
Melanoma Research) are supporting our MASCED
Accreditation Programme.
The Melanoma charity was set up 2017 and established with a
two-fold aim – Prevention and Cure. Run by a team of dedicated volunteers the
charity’s key objectives are to promote and preserve the health of the general
public by raising awareness of all areas relating to skin cancer including its
risks, prevention and treatment, as well as supporting research into skin
cancers including melanoma, its treatment and cure and to publish the useful
results of such research.
Story FMR has experienced amazing success with its first
year of fundraising activities and in recognition of the valuable work Skcin are
achieving in the field of awareness and prevention are kindly supporting Skcin
to ensure the MASCED programme
continues to grow, thrive and ultimately save lives.
Pam Walls commented: “I
firmly believe that this highlights the importance of like-minded charities
working together to achieve a common goal.
The programme, with its aim of ‘training eyes to save lives’ is
completely aligned with Story FMR’s objective to raise awareness and we are
delighted and proud to be able to help Skcin in this way.”
The MASCED
Accreditation programme was designed and developed by Skcin earlier this year
to train hair, health and beauty industry professionals in skin surveillance
and the detection of suspicious legions. The objective of the accreditation is to
raise awarness of the early signs and symptoms of the most common and fastest
rising cancer and promote early detection of melanoma, to improve prognosis and
saves lives.
In addition the programme raises awareness of the importance
of Sun Safety to aid the prevention of around 86% of melanoma and the majority
of all skin cancer cases. This supports the call by public health figures for a
wider perspective on who is most effective to help improve the nation’s health
and address concerns raised in the Government’s 2020 Skin Cancer Vision.
The programme has been a phenomenal success with over 7,000
registered professionals trained or in-training, within our first 8 months and
98% of users providing us with 5 star reviews. The Accreditation has been
approved by dermatologists is now endorsed by professional bodies BABTAC (British
Association of Beauty Therapists and Cosmetology) and HABIA (Hair & Beauty
Industry Authority) and awarded CPD points.
The training has also received the attention of the medical
world with a comprehensive article soon to be featured in the Dermatological
Nursing Journal, highlighting the programme’s success and accolades from the
nursing community.
The uptake in registrations is still growing and whilst the
charity continues to work tirelessly to deliver and maintain the service to its
users, we are truly grateful for the support provided by Story FMR.
Marie Tudor, of Skcin said, “The MASCED training has been an overwhelming success, far exceeding our
expectations. We are delighted how we have been able to harness the power of industry
professionals via a targeted audience to help deliver our educational training,
spreading the message across many industry sectors and filter this out to a
wide public audience.
The support of Story FMR is key to its ongoing success and
development. Our objectives are aligned in relation to awareness and education
and their sponsorship makes perfect sense. Story FMR are a new charity with the
same values and ethos as Skcin and their commitment and dedication are evident
by their growth and success with fundraising in such a short space if time.
Skcin would like to thank Story FMR for their support and we
hope to work further together to grow this relationship, educate our nation and
save lives”.
To find out more about the programme visit
MASCED.UK or contact:
claire.dale@skcin.org
About Skcin
Melanoma and non-melanoma skin
cancer Charity set up in 2006 in memory of Karen Clifford. Dedicated for over 12 years to the prevention
and early detection of all types of skin cancer through educational
intervention via their bespoke, diverse and pioneering national accreditation
campaigns.
www.sunsafeschools.co.uk, www.sunsafenurseries.co.uk, www.masced.uk www.sunsafeworkplaces.co.uk
· Skin
cancer is the most common form of cancer in Britain
· Melanoma is now one of the biggest cancer killers
in 15-34 year olds.
· Disproportionate numbers of younger people are affected.
· Advanced melanoma is very difficult to treat.
· Early detection of melanoma is vital to improve
prognosis
· In 2016 13,000 new cases of non-melanoma skin
cancers were diagnosed in the UK.
· In 2016 over 2,000 people died of melanoma.
