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The British Skin Foundation press office can be contacted for media related comments and information on skin disease, skin cancer and sun safety. If you are a journalist looking for information about a specific skin disease, please take a look on our A to Z of skin diseases list, as you may well find a lot of your answers there.

We also have a number of case studies – people who are happy to talk to the press about their experiences with various skin diseases. If you have a skin disease and would like to share your story, click here.

The press office can be contacted on 0207 391 6347 or you can emailpress@britishskinfoundation.org.uk

Please only call this number if your enquiry is related to the press and the media, otherwise contact the main BSF number on 0207 391 6341.

Press Releases

See our latest press releases which include national surveys, breaking research, fundraising events and much more. Click on each one to open it as a PDF.

2012

September - New survey on the impact of acne
August - Nine in ten skin specialists blame recession for eczema rise
May - Charity seeks 100,000 signatures in bid to stop child sunburn in English schools
May- Half of people with a skin disease have been verbally abused
March - 'Cleanout for a Cure' - Spring Clean for the BSF!
January - Over half of all winter sports holidays end in sunburn

2011
November - Scientists one step closer to curing severe skin blistering diseases like epidermolysis bullosa (EB)
November - Scientists able to stop the spread of cancer cells
September - Protecting your Skin this Winter
August - Nine in ten skin specialists claim eczema rise in children
June - Can you help us Cycle Halfway around the World?
March - One in seven skin disease sufferers in 'severe pain'
February - How big an issue is illegal skin lightening creams?
January - Could painless needles be the end of swine flu?
January - We need volunteers to shake their stuff! - January 2011