Thanks for taking the time to visit our JustGiving page. We hope to raise money for a charity very close to our hearts, Caring Matters Now. CMN stands for Congenital Melanocytic Naevus (or naevi), which is a brown or black mole present at birth. They can be very large, covering up to 80% of the body, and very numerous – up to hundreds in one individual. People with large or multiple CMN have an increased risk of malignant melanoma (a type of cancer) and brain problems, including tumours.

At the moment, large or multiple CMN are untreatable. CMN can be shocking for other people to look at if they have never seen them before, causing distress and anxieties to those affected. CMN are often more fragile than normal skin and can therefore tear easily if traumatised.

Melanoma in this condition is at highest risk during childhood. Although melanoma is always an aggressive tumour, in children with CMN it is particularly aggressive and resistant to treatments. All cases of melanoma in CMN seen to date have proven fatal.

With money raised we have recently found the cause of CMN. We now need to find the lifesaving treatments to prevent any more suffering.

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