Ocular Melanoma - Innovative Treatments and Beyond With Presenters: Dr. Marcus Butler, Princess Margaret Cancer Centre, Toronto, Ontario, Canada Dr. Omid Hamid, The Angeles Clinic and Research Institute, Los Angeles, California Nigel Deacon, Ocular Melanoma Survivor/Patient, British Columbia, Canada This webinar provides an update on the landscape of metastatic ocular...
Back by popular demand! Save Your Skin Foundation is hosting our 2nd annual Giving Hope Gala and Auction in Toronto on Wednesday, May 1, 2019. This year we will kick off Melanoma Awareness Month to increase understanding of skin cancer and ocular melanoma, to raise...
For the past year, Save Your Skin Foundation has been working with ocular melanoma (OM) survivor and advocate Nigel Deacon, to improve OM patient care across the country. Together we created a survey and resulting report in order to gain insight into the Canadian OM...
At this time of year, I like to personally thank all of our patients, caregivers, family and friends for their ongoing support. We've made great progress this year in improving psycho-social care and treatment options for patients, especially those in the adjuvant setting. We could...
We are happy to announce the launch of an informative website about clinical trials by another of our supporting partners. F. Hoffmann-La Roche Ltd. has put together a website called ForPatients, which includes a search tool for finding clinical trials in various cancer indications, plus...
Join us for this free webinar, which reviews the latest news and clinical data related to melanoma treatment in the adjuvant setting, as presented in the 2018 conference season. 'Adjuvant' refers to patients with a stage II or stage III diagnosis. The majority of adjuvant patients typically undergo...
On September 26, 2018, you may have seen a special insert in the paper version of the National Post across the country, featuring eight pages of informative articles about immunotherapy, an innovative treatment proving successful in several cancer indications. This special content is the result...
In September 2018, Save Your Skin Foundation (SYSF) conducted an anonymous survey of melanoma patients in the adjuvant setting (diagnosed at a stage lesser than stage IV). This survey, titled "Melanoma Treatments in the Adjuvant Setting," was open globally, and we received responses from all...
We are excited to announce that one of our partners, Merck, has launched an informative new website dedicated to educating the public about immuno-oncology. “Redefining Cancer Treatment” is an apt title for the topic: what is cancer immunotherapy, and how does it work, exactly? These questions...
In advance of the upcoming Drug Pricing Policy Summit in Toronto in November, you are invited to join the webinar: Health Care Systems in Canada: Where We Are Now on Wednesday, October 24th from 12:00 - 1:00 PM ET. This webinar will provide a broad overview...
