About us

What is Skin Matters?

Skinmatters was founded in 2000 by a group of school friends in response to one of their group being diagnosed with Mycosis Fungoides (MF). An extremely rare cancer of the blood, MF manifests itself primarily in the skin and is notoriously difficult to diagnose.

Skinmatters is currently raising money to fund a three year research programme into the diagnosis and treatment of MF at the Skin Tumour Unit, Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust. The Unit leads the field in research into many dermatological disorders including malignant melanoma. They have recently appointed a PhD student to do T-Plastin work which the Skinmatters team has contributed funding towards. .

How does this website help?

This website uses the Google search engine to provide you with the same results you would get if you used the google site directly. The main and most important difference is that any revenue generated from adverts google shares with Skin Matters.

Donating and queries

To make a donation or find out how your legacy could help, please use the secure donation form - (Please register all donations as Skinmatters Fund 465 in the comments box) , or contact the Fundraising Team on Tel: 020 7188 1204, e-mail: Fundraising Team

Further information

For more information about SkinMatters visit the information page on the Guys & St Thomas' website.