Why do we need this equipment? Cancer diagnoses are on the rise, and melanoma is the fifth most common cancer diagnoses in the UK. The agonising wait for test results can have a massive impact on health and wellbeing for patients. The ultrasound scanner would help give our patients peace of mind. They would be able to know more quickly if their cancer has returned or spread. Tamsin, a single mother of three, works full-time and is also a carer for her elderly parents “It took weeks and weeks to get my biopsy results back. Night after night, I’d lay in bed wondering "do I have cancer?", "am I going to die?" and then I’d wake up thinking it was all a dream. It was constantly on my mind; the wait was agonising. I wish there had been an ultrasound scanner when I first visited the clinic, it would have saved me weeks of stress and anxiety waiting for my results back.”Read Tamsin's Story A gift today will help ease some of the anxieties and support someone like Tamsin to live with cancer. Just think what a difference you can make. Your support can and will change lives. We’d be so grateful for any donation you can spare. Please don’t wait – donate today. Thank you so much on behalf of melanoma patients and their families at Leeds Cancer Centre. Your gift today will make a huge difference to patients and their families at Leeds Cancer Centre. Manage Cookie Preferences