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SYSF Survey: The Patient Experience: Systemic Treatment of Adult Cutaneous Melanoma

In 2022, we conducted a survey of our English- and French-language patient communities to gather patient-reported experience measures (PREMs) related to the experiences of adults with cutaneous melanoma in Canada. The survey focussed on side effects, the current care landscape, and the holistic experience of cutaneous melanoma. One segment of the survey focussed on the experience of those who received Pembrolizumab (Keytruda™) for stage II melanoma. We invite you to read the report here or by clicking on the image below. If you have any questions, please email info@saveyourskin.ca.

As always, we are grateful to our community of patients who offer their time and stories to us. You are the reason we fight for equitable and timely access to melanoma, ocular melanoma, and non-melanoma skin cancer care for all Canadians.

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Announcing a new treatment for melanoma, along with two infographics (on Immuno-oncology and Melanoma), and new animated videos on cancer and immuno-oncology!

Announcing a new treatment for melanoma, along with two infographics (on Immuno-oncologY and Melanoma), and new animated videos on cancer and immuno-oncology!

Today, it was announced that KEYTRUDA® (pembrolizumab) received approval for the treatment of patients with unresectable or metastatic melanoma who have not received prior treatment with ipilimumab. KEYTRUDA is now the first and only anti-PD1 agent approved for first-line treatment regardless of BRAF mutation status.

A press release announcing this news was released earlier today and can be read here. The multi-media press release was issued with two infographics (on Immuno-oncology and Melanoma), and new animated videos on cancer and immuno-oncology.

We are also pleased to share to new amazing Patient Voice videos. We are continuously inspired by Save Your Skin Foundation patients, Mike and Pierre, who generously shared their stories for these videos.

Meet Mike: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rzCpNI7Huc8

Meet Pierre: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CiRdRboekYg

You can also see previous videos with Mike and Pierre on our I’m Living Proof website.

We are sharing all of this with you during an important time of year for skin cancer. Today marks the last day of Melanoma Awareness Month and it is the eve of International Cancer Immunotherapy Month (June). Save Your Skin Foundation will also be working to create further awareness of Sun Awareness Week (June 6-12) and National Cancer Survivor Day, which takes place on Sunday, June 5th.

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