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Blog

  • Giving Hope Gala 2021

    10 March 2021 BlogNews

    In Celebration of our 15th Anniversary, SYSF Presents the 2021 Giving Hope Gala! Join us for a fun, virtual gala experience in a custom world created just for us! We’ll…

  • Recap of A Viking’s Challenge 2021

    8 March 2021 BlogNews

    A Viking’s Challenge 2nd Edition ended yesterday and we couldn’t be more happy with how the weekend unfolded. In total, 64 people participated, running a combined total of 855 km,…

  • What is Lymphedema?

    4 March 2021 BlogNews

    Although we don’t often talk about it, Lymphedema is a common side effect of the surgery that many metastatic melanoma or non-melanoma skin cancer patients receive to remove nodal disease. …

  • A Viking’s Challenge is Here!

    2 March 2021 BlogNews

    Chris Isfeld and Shawn Bjornsson are getting ready for one epic weekend. On Saturday, March 6th, 2021, they’ll lace up their running shoes and set out to complete ‘A Viking’s…

  • 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…

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