CLICK ON THE LINKS BELOW TO READ OUR REPORTS FROM EVENTS, SURVEYS, AND EDUCATIONAL SOURCES
2022: SYSF Annual Report
2021: SYSF Annual Report
2023 Opdualag™ Submission Survey Results: Save Your Skin Foundation developed this survey to gather patient experiences regarding the use of Opdualag™ as a treatment for adult cutaneous melanoma in stage III unresectable or stage IV melanoma.
2023 Paxlovid® Submission Survey Results: Data gathered from the survey “Experiences with Paxlovid(R) as a Treatment for COVID-19, ” developed by Save Your Skin Foundation for CADTH and INESSS submission regarding Paxlovid® as a treatment for COVID-19.
2023 Keytruda™ Submission Survey Results: Data gathered from the survey “The Patient Experience: Systemic Treatment of Adult Cutaneous Melanoma”.
2022 Treatment Plan Decision-Making Survey Results: Data gathered from the survey “Patient Survey: Treatment Plan Decision-Making”.
2022 KIMMTRACK for OM Patients Survey Results: Data gathered from the survey “The Patient Experience: Treatment of Patients with Ocular Melanoma”.
2020 Leger Survey Results: A survey of adult Canadians, conducted by Leger in March 2020 in collaboration with Novartis Pharmaceuticals Canada Inc. and Save Your Skin Foundation, shows gaps in knowledge about melanoma skin cancer.
These report are distillations of the melanoma data presented in the Canadian Cancer Society Statistics Reports
NEW! April 2022: 2021 Canadian Melanoma Statistics Distillation
October 2019: 2019 Canadian Melanoma Statistics Distillation
And a Quick Reference: 2019 Canadian Melanoma Statistics Summary
September 2018: 2018 Canadian Melanoma Statistics Distillation
June 2017: 2016-2017 Canadian Melanoma Statistics Distillation
To read the full reports on Canadian Cancer Statistics, produced by Canadian Cancer Society, Statistics Canada, Public Health Agency of Canada and Provincial/Territorial Cancer Registries, click here.
December 2021: Ocumel Canada 2021 Activity Report
August 2021: Ocumel Canada Patient Survey Report – Updating the OM Care Landscape in Canada, 2021
January 2021: Ocumel Canada 2018-2020 Activity Report
September 2020: Ocumel Canada Health Care Provider Survey Report: Understanding Ocular Melanoma Care Pathways in Canada
July 2018: Save Your Skin Foundation 2018 Ocular Melanoma Survey Report
These reports summarize important information presented at the annual ASCO conference, including data from trials relating to melanoma, non-melanoma skin cancers (NMSC), and uveal (ocular) melanoma. Please keep in mind that ASCO is an international association, and therefore studies outlined in this report are not exclusive to Canada.
2023 – Chicago, Illinois: ASCO 2023 Report
2022 – Chicago, Illinois: ASCO 2022 Report
2021 – Virtual Meeting: ASCO 2021 Report
2020 – Virtual Meeting: ASCO 2020 Report
2019 – Chicago, Illinois: ASCO 2019 Report
2018 – Chicago, Illinois: ASCO 2018 Report
2017 – Chicago, Illinois: ASCO17 Report: Important Considerations for Decision-Makers
October 2017 : SYSF Survey for World Mental Health Day – and click here to view the resulting Poster titled The Affects of Melanoma on the Mental Wellness of Patients, and the Landscape of Mental Health Support in the Canadian Melanoma Community
View all reports from the Patients Redefining the Future of Health Care in Canada Summit

Every year Save Your Skin Foundation provides hundreds of Canadians with melanoma and non-melanoma skin cancer with information about drug trials and new treatment options. They collaborate with health technology assessments and government bodies to push for timely and equal access to new treatments.