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Save Your Skin Foundation is a registered charity*.
We deeply appreciate your generosity. 100% of all private donations we receive go directly to assisting patients
meet their everyday needs during treatment in the
form of uncovered drug therapy, transportation and accommodation while traveling to receive treatment,
child care, lost wages and more.
Since 2006, the Foundation has worked to raise awareness of melanoma and non-melanoma skin cancers focusing on education, prevention and the need for improved patient care. Every year Save Your Skin provides thousands of Canadian skin cancer patients with information about drug trials and new treatment options. We also provide emotional and financial support. In 2016, the Foundation also launched the I’m Living Proof initiative to provide hope to patients and support to the new wave of melanoma survivors beginning to emerge due to the success of trial treatments. The Foundation continually participates in conferences, connects with doctors and researchers, and works with all levels of government to push the eradication of this disease forward.
As instances of melanoma continue to rise in Canada, the need for patient support and advocacy continues to grow. In the next year, the Foundation needs help to achieve the following goals:
Advocate to decision makers to expedite public funding for treatment options and additional research.
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​Advocate to decision makers to expedite public funding for treatment options and additional research.
Launch Occupational Sun Safety initiatives to reduce harmful UV exposure to outdoor workers in the workplace.
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Continue to focus on awareness and prevention to reduce the number of Canadians being diagnosed with this largely preventable disease.
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Grow webinar series to continue to provide information and resources to both patients and medical professionals in areas where quality care is not always readily available.
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Provide continued emotional and financial support to patients and timely access to information about available clinical trials.
Where Your Dollars Go...
Community Awareness: Save Your Skin Foundation plays an active role in participating in a number of community events to raise awareness of Skin Cancer.
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Research and Financial Assistance: In addition to community awareness, we are proudly donating funds to:
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support further research into treatment options
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provide financial assistance for those needing treatment
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provide financial support for the families of those requiring treatment
Save Your Skin Foundation is registered as a charity: 857756589RR0001
Mail personal cheque donations to:
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Save Your Skin Foundation,
813-800 Vista Park Penticton,
BC, V2A 0B2
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