• Young Winnipeg girl makes buttons for a good cause

    3 February 2021 BlogNews

    A young Winnipeg girl named Drea has been busy during the pandemic making buttons for face masks. The ingenious buttons attach to your glasses to take the pressure off your…

  • Global Coalition launches Skin Check App and Video

    28 January 2021 BlogNews

    In response to the Covid pandemic, the Global Coalition for Melanoma Patient Advocacy has launched two skin self-exam tools to encourage individuals to perform skin self-examinations. In the fight against…

  • Sun Safety in the Winter

    14 January 2021 BlogNews

    The arrival of frosty weather prompts the annual changes from t-shirts to turtle necks and flip flops to boots. While cold lemonade is left behind for hot chocolate, one routine…

  • New NCCN Guidelines: Survivorship

    6 January 2021 BlogNews

    SYSF wishes to congratulate the National Comprehensive Cancer Network® (NCCN®) on their new release of incredibly valuable patient/caregiver resources!   Click on the links below to take a look at the new,…

  • A Viking’s Challenge is Back!

    6 January 2021 BlogNews

    Mark your calendars! The second edition of A Viking’s Challenge will be taking place on March 6, 2021.  Last March, Chris Isfeld ran 30km across frozen Lake Winnipeg and raised…

  • Happy Holidays from the SYSF Team!

    18 December 2020 BlogNews

    From Save Your Skin Foundation’s Founder and President, Kathy Barnard, here is a message of thanks to all those who supported the Foundation this past year. SYSF’s team is so…

  • Sun Safe BC

    16 December 2020 BlogNews

    BC Sun Safety Coalition Sun Safe BC is a provincial coalition with members involved in sun safety and skin cancer prevention work.  Coordinated and administered by BC Cancer Prevention Program,…

  • Letter to Santa 2020

    15 December 2020 BlogNews

    Our annual holiday letter to Santa Every year, one of the last to-do items we check off our list is sending our annual holiday letter to Santa. This year certainly…

  • Join Us! SYSF Virtual Holiday Happy Hour Dec. 19 2020

    8 December 2020 BlogNews

    Everyone is welcome!  Patients, caregivers, survivors of melanoma, non-melanoma skin cancers and ocular melanoma.  Casual get-together to say a Holiday Hello – and wear your best Ugly Sweater for a…

  • New Merchandise Just in Time for the Holidays!

    1 December 2020 BlogNews

      The holiday season is right around the corner and we know many of you are busy buying gifts for your loved ones. To bring a little bit of extra…

  • 5th Annual Patients Redefining the Future of Health Care in Canada Summit

    14 November 2020 BlogNews

    It is our pleasure to invite you to the 5th Annual Patients Redefining the Future of Health Care in Canada Summit (previously the Drug Pricing Policy Summit), being held virtually…

  • How Can Zamplo Help You?

    1 November 2020 BlogNews

    Save Your Skin Foundation has teamed up with Zamplo to help patients and caregivers like you Track your symptoms in real-time Create a ‘virtual binder’ you and your caregiver can…