1. ABOUT THE DATASET -------------------- Title: Development and validation of the Melanoma Cancer Awareness Measure- dataset Creator(s): Liz Wilson[1], Oliver Nix[1], Monika Janda[2], H. Peter Soyer[3], Samuel G. Smith[1], Sophie M. C. Green[1] Organisation(s): 1. Leeds Institute of Health Sciences, University of Leeds, 6 Clarendon Way, Woodhouse, Leeds LS2 9LN 2. Centre for Health Services Research, Faculty of Health, Medicine & Behavioural Sciences, The University of Queensland, Level 2, Building 33, Princess Alexandra Hospital, Woolloongabba, QLD, 4102, Australia 3. Frazer Institute, The University of Queensland, Dermatology Research Centre, 37 Kent St, Woolloongabba QLD, 4102, Queensland, Australia Rights-holder(s): Copyright 2026 University of Leeds Publication Year: 2026 Description: The time taken to recognise a melanoma symptom and seek medical attention is the third longest of all cancers in the UK. There is no validated measure to assess public awareness of melanoma. In this study, we aimed to develop and validate a Melanoma Cancer Awareness Measure (M-CAM). We generated items for symptoms and risk factors of melanoma from national cancer guidelines and patient information websites, which were reviewed by an expert panel. We undertook 3 validation studies. To assess internal and test-retest reliability the general public (n=32) completed the M-CAM on two occasions (~14 days apart). Construct validity was assessed by comparing expert (n=35) and general public (n=100) responses to the M-CAM. Sensitivity to change was established by comparing responses of participants randomly allocated to read a control leaflet (n=32) or a melanoma leaflet (n=29). Cite as: Wilson L, Nix O, Janda M, Soyer HP, Smith SG, Green SMC (2026). Development and validation of the Melanoma Cancer Awareness Measure- dataset. University of Leeds. [Dataset]. https://doi.org/10.5518/1865. Related publication: Wilson L, Nix O, Janda M, Soyer HP, Smith SG, Green SMC (2026). Development and validation of the Melanoma Cancer Awareness Measure. In preparation. 2. TERMS OF USE --------------- Copyright 2026. University of Leeds. Unless otherwise stated, this dataset is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International Licence: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/. 3. PROJECT AND FUNDING INFORMATION ---------------------------------- Title: Development and validation of the Melanoma Cancer Awareness Measure- dataset Dates: 2022-2026. Funding organisation: NIHR, YCR Grant no.: This report is independent research supported by the National Institute for Health Research NIHR Advanced Fellowship, Dr Samuel Smith NIHR300588. SS also acknowledges funding support from a Yorkshire Cancer Research University Academic Fellowship (L389SS). SG acknowledges funding from an NIHR Development and Skills Enhancement Award (NIHR305132). 4. CONTENTS ----------- File listing Folder: Data Melanoma_data_cleaned_v1.0- Share- SPSS dataset containing all variables 5. METHODS ---------- The full methods are described in the associated paper: Wilson L, Nix O, Janda M, Soyer HP, Smith SG, Green SMC (2026). Development and validation of the Melanoma Cancer Awareness Measure. In preparation.