The British Skin Foundation’s (BSF) skin research programme has received a £10,000 donation from Circle Health Group (CHG) for the second year in a row.
Two in three people will be affected by a skin condition during their lifetime. Melanoma skin cancer is the fifth most common cancer in the UK and is on the rise, with projections suggesting there will be 26,500 new cases every year by 2040.
Last year’s donation from the healthcare provider is now supporting a melanoma project that is looking to develop better methods for early detection of the disease.
Leeds Beckett researcher, Jaskaren Kohli, will be aiming to give healthcare professionals more tools to catch melanoma in its early stages, when it is easier to treat and patients are more likely to survive. He will look for better biomarkers in moles, black skin lesions which can develop into cancer if left unchecked.
BSF’s chief executive officer, Matthew Patey (pictured left), said: “Research is the core of what we do here at the BSF, but it doesn’t come cheap. Thanks to generous supporters like CHG, we can fund top quality research with some of the UK’s most talented scientists.”
Adam Busby (pictured right), group clinical director at CHG, added: “The BSF is at the forefront of research into skin conditions like melanoma and we know first-hand the difference research like this can make to the lives of our patients.”