Ocular Melanoma October 2025
This October, Ocular Melanoma UK is launching Ocular Melanoma October 2025 – a nationwide awareness campaign for ocular melanoma, a rare and serious form of eye cancer.
But this campaign is just one part of our work. Every day, Ocular Melanoma UK supports patients and families, raises awareness, funds essential resources, and campaigns for earlier detection and better outcomes.
We are a small charity with a big ambition: to ensure that no one affected by ocular melanoma ever feels invisible or alone.
Our Online Hub
This Ocular Melanoma October, we want to raise awareness of this rare cancer by coming together to bring Ocular Melanoma into focus. From patient stories to our information page, we want to ensure everyone affected by this rare cancer feels seen, heard and supported. Want to know more about the early signs and how it’s detected? Maybe you want to hear from actual patients? Or you might even be interested in our advocacy work? Explore our online hub using the buttons below!
About Ocular Melanoma
Want to know more about Ocular Melanoma? Visit our page to find out about treatment types, early signs and how it can be detected.
Patient Stories
Hear real life stories from members of our community, ranging from what life looks like after diagnosis to their experience of receiving treatment.
Hope for the future
Your continued support allows us to help more people affected by Ocular Melanoma. To hear more about our hope for the future and advocacy work, visit our page.
What is Ocular Melanoma October?
Ocular Melanoma October is our annual awareness campaign where we aim to bring together patients, families, clinicians and supporters to raise awareness about this rare cancer.
October is a special month for us here at Ocular Melanoma UK and each year we celebrate Ocular Melanoma Day on 10 October 2025, recognising and marking the day we were founded back in 2009. On this day we take the chance to celebrate our community, bringing everyone affected by Ocular Melanoma together, whether through fundraising, sharing stories, or raising awareness online and in person.
Ocular Melanoma October aims to:
- Raise awareness and understanding of this rare cancer
- Encourage earlier diagnosis and better outcomes
- Ensure those affected feel seen, heard, and supported
- Unite the community around a shared cause
- Establish Ocular Melanoma UK as the leading voice for change
By raising our voices and sharing our stories, we can bring Ocular Melanoma into focus and make this rare cancer a little less rare.
How do I get involved?
We’d love for you to be part of Ocular Melanoma October!
Get together with friends, family or colleagues and host a fundraising event in October. From a raffle to a bake sale, you can play a vital role in supporting us in raising awareness of Ocular Melanoma and ensure anyone affected has access to accurate information and a supportive community.
Thinking of hosting an event? Get in touch as we would love to support your event by signposting you to our FREE downloadable resources!
And don’t forget to follow and tag us on social media to help spread the word! Join the conversation on:
- Facebook: @OcularMelanomaUK
- Instagram: @ocularmelanomauk
- LinkedIn: @OcularMelanomaUK
Together, we can make this our biggest and most impactful Ocular Melanoma October yet.
Why does my support matter?
Your fundraising or donation could enable us to:
- Run Ocular Melanoma October 2025 and future awareness campaigns
- Provide information, emotional support and community for patients and families
- Produce educational resources for clinicians and the public
- Build partnerships that drive earlier diagnosis and improved care
Are there any helpful tools or resources available to support my fundraising or awareness event for Ocular Melanoma October?
Immunocore Ltd has provided financial support for these materials /activities /content and also provided medical and communication expertise into the content development as requested by Ocular Melanoma UK Ltd
Why we need your support?
There are around 600 new eye cancer cases in the UK every year.
1-2 People every day are diagnosed with eye cancer.
Over 5000 people in the UK are living with eye cancer.
Become a member today
We will keep you updated with any latest developments. It’s easy and free for you to join us. Members will receive:
- Access to our online community
- Monthly E-bulletins
- Discounts on items in our online shop section
- Access to free, expert psychological & emotional support counselling
- Free entrance to our annual conference, member meet ups and annual general meeting.
