Hello and thanks for your post

I'm sorry you have been diagnosed with melanoma. We have information on our website on melanoma at this link.

The UK Blood Transfusion and Tissue Transplantation guidelines say that you can’t donate blood if you have or had cancer. This is because there is a theoretical risk that a cancer cell could be passed on in the blood. There is no evidence to prove that this is possible. It is very much a safety measure. You can read more about this here.

I hope this is of some help. Give us a ring if you would like to talk anything over. The number to call is Freephone 0808 800 4040 and the lines are open from 9am till 5pm Monday to Friday.

Kind regards,

Celene

Hello and thanks for your post

I'm sorry you have been diagnosed with melanoma. We have information on our website on melanoma at this link.

The UK Blood Transfusion and Tissue Transplantation guidelines say that you can’t donate blood if you have or had cancer. This is because there is a theoretical risk that a cancer cell could be passed on in the blood. There is no evidence to prove that this is possible. It is very much a safety measure. You can read more about this here.

I hope this is of some help. Give us a ring if you would like to talk anything over. The number to call is Freephone 0808 800 4040 and the lines are open from 9am till 5pm Monday to Friday.

Kind regards,

Celene