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Kathy’s enduring fight against Cancer
BMS, September 15th, 2023
Kathy, an athlete and lover of the outdoors, spent all the time she could tanning her skin. Everything changed when she was diagnosed with melanoma. This article discusses her diagnosis and fight with cancer that ultimately led her to start Save Your Skin Foundation.
To read the article, please click HERE
Opinion: Precision medicine offers cancer patients a better chance at survival – why are we making them wait?
Healthing, September 12th, 2023
Louise Binder from Save Your Skin Foundation and Martine Elias from Myeloma Canada released an OpEd via Healthing focusing on Precision Medicine and the barriers to access within the Canadian medical landscape. The entire Business Case will officially be launched on October 3rd.
To read the OpEd, please click HERE
Hey Alexa…Am I Dying? Podcast Interview on Melanoma
Hey Alexa…Am I Dying?, September 7th, 2023
Save Your Skin Foundation Founder and President Kathy Barnard was interviewed on Hey Alexa… Am I Dying? This podcast discusses a different illness each week, how it impacts your body and how society can help to advance the research.
In this episode, Kathy spoke about her story, the origin of Save Your Skin Foundation, how we help patients and more!
To listen to the episode, please click HERE
5th Annual Move for Melanoma aims to raise $75,000 to help Canadian melanoma and skin cancer patients reach treatment
Yahoo Finance, June 22nd, 2023
Save Your Skin Foundation will host the 5th annual MOVE FOR MELANOMA event over the weekend of September 23 – 24, 2023. Move for Melanoma challenges individuals and teams across Canada to participate in an activity challenge of their choice (ex. walking, running, cycling, golf, dancing, etc.) while raising funds for Canadians touched by melanoma, non-melanoma skin cancer, and ocular melanoma.
To read the story, please click HERE
Advancements in Skin Cancer Treatments Are Providing Hope
Health Insight, June 2023
Save Your Skin Foundation encourages Canadians to pay attention to skin health while providing resources and support to skin cancer patients and advocates for timely, affordable access to treatment.
To read the story, please click HERE
Media across Canada on our Sunscreen Dispenser Initiative
June 2023
Check out all the coverage here:
| Castanet | Yahoo |
| Canadian Insider | Kamloops Now |
| The Canadian Business Journal | Montreal Times |
| Victoria Buzz | CTV News Atlantic |
| Global News | Richmond News |
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Free sunscreen being installed in some N.B. communities
The Wave, May 23, 2023
More New Brunswick communities are joining a national pilot project to make sunscreen more accessible to the community. Grand Bay-Westfield recently announced that it would take part in the project by Save Your Skin Foundation.
To read the story, please click HERE.
Abbotsford man and friend to run across frozen lake as skin-cancer fundraiser
Abbotsford News, March 2, 2023
Abbotsford man, Chris Isfeld, who is continuing to fight his second battle with cancer is holding his fourth annual event to raise money for the Save Your Skin Foundation.
To read to the story, please click HERE.
Running thirty kilometers across frozen lake Winnipeg is tough. Now try doing it with Stage 4 Skin Cancer
CBC Manitoba, Feb 25, 2023
Stage 4 melanoma isn’t keeping Chris Isfeld from making the 30 kilometer run across Winnipeg. Guest host Cory Funk heard how he plans to do it.
To listen to the full interview, please click HERE.
Media across Canada on our Sunscreen Dispenser Initiative
June 2023
Check out all the coverage here:
Castanet
Yahoo
Canadian Insider
Kamloops Now
The Canadian Business Journal
Montreal Times
Victoria Buzz
CTV News Atlantic
Global News
Free sunscreen being installed in some N.B. communities
The Wave, May 23, 2023
More New Brunswick communities are joining a national pilot project to make sunscreen more accessible to the community. Grand Bay-Westfield recently announced that it would take part in the project by Save Your Skin Foundation.
To read to the story, please click HERE.
Abbotsford man and friend to run across frozen lake as skin-cancer fundraiser
Abbotsford News, March 2, 2023
Abbotsford man, Chris Isfeld, who is continuing to fight his second battle with cancer is holding his fourth annual event to raise money for the Save Your Skin Foundation.
To read to the story, please click HERE.
Running thirty kilometers across frozen lake Winnipeg is tough. Now try doing it with Stage 4 Skin Cancer
CBC Manitoba, Feb 25, 2023
Stage 4 melanoma isn’t keeping Chris Isfeld from making the 30 kilometer run across Winnipeg. Guest host Cory Funk heard how he plans to do it.
To listen to the full interview, please click HERE.
Media across Canada on our Sunscreen Dispenser Initiative
June 2023
Check out all the coverage here:
Castanet
Yahoo
Canadian Insider
Kamloops Now
The Canadian Business Journal
Montreal Times
Victoria Buzz
CTV News Atlantic
Global News
Free sunscreen being installed in some N.B. communities
The Wave, May 23, 2023
More New Brunswick communities are joining a national pilot project to make sunscreen more accessible to the community. Grand Bay-Westfield recently announced that it would take part in the project by Save Your Skin Foundation.
To read to the story, please click HERE.
Abbotsford man and friend to run across frozen lake as skin-cancer fundraiser
Abbotsford News, March 2, 2023
Abbotsford man, Chris Isfeld, who is continuing to fight his second battle with cancer is holding his fourth annual event to raise money for the Save Your Skin Foundation.
To read to the story, please click HERE.
Running thirty kilometers across frozen lake Winnipeg is tough. Now try doing it with Stage 4 Skin Cancer
CBC Manitoba, Feb 25, 2023
Stage 4 melanoma isn’t keeping Chris Isfeld from making the 30 kilometer run across Winnipeg. Guest host Cory Funk heard how he plans to do it.
To listen to the full interview, please click HERE.
Advancements in Skin Cancer Treatments are Providing Hope
Toronto Star, December 10, 2022
Save Your Skin Foundation encourages Canadians to pay attention to skin health while providing resources and support to skin cancer patients and advocates for timely, affordable access to treatment.
To read the article, please click HERE
Here’s how the Canucks are commemorating Hockey Fights Cancer Night this weekend
Daily Hive, December 2, 2022
According to the Save Your Skin Foundation (SYSF), over 80,000 new cases of skin cancer are diagnosed in Canada every year.The Vancouver Canucks are helping to raise money and awareness for vital cancer research with an important community night this weekend. The team’s annual Hockey Fights Cancer Night is being held on Saturday, December 3 while they take on the Arizona Coyotes.
To read the article, please click HERE
Opinion: Health data is good medicine for an improved health system
The Hill Times, October 17, 2022
This OpEd, written by Louise Binder, Save Your Skin Foundation’s Health Policy Consultant, and Jenni Woods, a Scottish health leader who has co-led the implementation of a successful data management system improving patient flow and care across multiple hospitals of a region called Tayside, describes how innovation in Canadian health care is inextricably tied to solving our long-standing health data challenges..
SYSF is one of 28 patient groups who have endorsed the Declaration of Personal Health Data Rights in Canada, aimed at advocating for the personal health data rights of Canadians.
This article is behind a pay-wall. To read a text version of the article, please click HERE
Chilliwack cancer patient, sisters raise money for charity by doing 10,000 minutes of fitness
The Chilliwack Progress, Sept 23, 2022
Ani Davidson and her sisters Jana and Kristin are taking part in Move for Melanoma, a Canada-wide fitness challenge to bring awareness to melanoma, non-melanoma skin cancer and ocular melanoma, all while raising funds to support patients affected with these diseases.
To read the article, please click HERE
Penticton melanoma survivor raising funds for other patients
Castanet, Sept 11, 2022
The Save Your Skin Foundation is onto its fourth annual Move for Melanoma activity challenge, organized by a Penticton local who’s a terminal cancer survivor focused on raising funds and awareness.
To read the article, please click HERE
Pilot Project Offers Free Sunscreen in Riverview
91.9 The Bend, August 8, 2022
If you’re in need of sunscreen along the Riverfront Trail in Riverview, a free public dispenser is now available.
The pilot project is designed to help fight skin cancer and is led by Save Your Skin Foundation and medical student siblings Samuel and Karen Farag.
To read the article, please click HERE
Sunscreen now available during walk in the park in Riverview
CBC New Brunswick, August 8, 2022
For Laurent Martel, a medical student at the University of Sherbrooke’s Moncton campus, one of the most important aspects of medicine is “preventive medicine.”
Sunscreen is part of this prevention.
To read the article, please click HERE
Pilot Project Aims to Combat Skin Cancer with Free Sunscreen via Dispensers
Abbotsford News, August 5, 2022
A pilot project aimed at combating skin cancer by making sunscreen more accessible is coming to municipalities across Canada. The four startup locations are New Westminster, B.C., Summerside P.E.I., Riverview, N.B. and Brooks, AB.
To read the article, please click HERE
Free-to-use sunscreen dispensers coming to three Summerside locations
SaltWire, August 5, 2022
Free-to-use sunscreen dispensers are coming to Summerside to keep residents and visitors safe while out in the summer sun.
The dispensers will be available at the Summerside Turf Field, Leger Park and the Summerside boardwalk.
To read the article, please click HERE
Sunscreen dispensers installed in New Westminster
Global BC, August 6, 2022
Free sun protection is being offered at some outdoor pools in New Westminster. We talked to Amy Rosvold from the Save Your Skin Foundation about why staying protected is essential, and where you can find them.
To read the article, please click HERE
Free sunscreen dispensers installed at New Westminster pools
New Westminster Record, August 3, 2022
Worried about sun exposure and skin cancer? You can now get some quality SPF30 mineral sunscreen at Moody and Hume Park outdoor pools and the Grimston Park wading pool this summer.
To read the article, please click HERE
Save Your Skin Foundation provides sunscreen dispensers to New Westminster
On the Coast with Gloria Macarenko, August 2, 2022
Save Your Skin Foundation’s Program and Events Director Marianne Gagnon joins CBC On the Coast to talk about the new sunscreen dispensers being implemented in New Westminster and other municipalities in Canada this summer.
To listen to the interview, please click HERE
‘We have nothing’: Regina non-profits seek donations as mercury soars
Global News, July 16, 2022
Regina community orgnizations are feeling increased pressures as temperatures soar above 30 degrees in the Queen City. Storytelling and Campaigns Manager Melissa Fiacco added she expects demand for things like sunscreen at the food bank, which distributes much more than just food, to increase as inflationary pressures rise. “When people are living with food insecurity and they are making extremely challenging decisions on whether they’re going to purchase food or pay their rent…something like sun care is probably not their first priority.”
To view the full interview, please click HERE
The Skinopathy Podcast- Skin Cancer has no Caché
Podcast on Spotify and iTunes, July 12, 2022
As part of UV Awareness Month, we are excited to announce the launch of The Skinopathy Podcast on Spotify and iTunes, a four part series on Sunscreen, beginning with Part 1 – Skin Cancer has no Caché – featuring three guests including Save Your Skin Foundation, Melanoma Canada, and Canadian Skin Cancer Foundation. Listen to their thoughts as we discuss the culture of Skin Health. In the meantime, make sure your skin is properly taken care of during these sunny months!
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New eye cancer drug approved in Canada, but not offered in every province
Global News Toronto, June 12, 2022
Ocumel Canada and Save Your Skin Foundation applaud Health Canada’s approval of Kimmtrak® (tebentafusp) for the treatment of unresectable or metastatic uveal melanoma in HLA-A*02:01-positive adult patients, and we now hope that every province and territory will take swift steps to list this drug on their public formularies in order to make this therapy available to patients across Canada.
To view the full interview, please click HERE
Melanoma Diagnosis: Being Proactive Can Be Life-Changing
ELLE Canada, June 3, 2022
Having informed conversations with your health-care providers, knowing your genetic status & building a support network can make a difference. Brianna and Genevieve—both recently diagnosed with melanoma—can attest to this first-hand.
To read the full article, please click HERE
Opinion: Canada’s poor health data infrastructure killed my brother
Healthing.ca, June 1, 2022
This powerful OpEd by Teri Price of Greg’s Wings highlights the lack of patient safety in the health care system and the life-threatening gaps in access to patient information, while drawing attention to the Pan-Canadian Health Data Strategy as a way forward. SYSF is one of 20 patient groups who have endorsed the Declaration of Personal Health Data Rights in Canada, aimed at advocating for the personal health data rights of Canadians.
To read the full article, please click HERE
Health data should follow the patient
Winnipeg Free Press, May 30, 2022
This OpEd by Linda Wilhelm, President of the Canadian Arthritis Patient Alliance, on the need for better health data sharing.
SYSF is one of 20 patient groups who have endorsed the Declaration of Personal Health Data Rights in Canada, aimed at advocating for the personal health data rights of Canadians.
To read the full article, please click HERE
Council Hears About Melanoma And Skin Cancers
Mayor Clive Tolley has declared the month of May as Melanoma and Skin Cancer Awareness Month. With the sunny summer weather seemingly back for another year Moose Jaw Council heard through how not properly protecting yourself from too much sun could lead to skin cancer.
Speaking virtually to Council, skin cancer survivor Kathy Barnard, spoke about about her personal cancer journey and the need for people to take precautions when out in the sun.
To read the full articles, please click here:
Moose Jaw Independent, May 26, 2022
Moose Jaw Today, May 28, 2022
Are you protecting yourself from one of the most common cancers?
NewmarketToday, May 14, 2022
Barnard urges Canadians to take preventive measures, such as wearing at least 30 SPF sunscreen and UV protective clothing, limiting exposure to sunlight between 10 a.m. and 4 p.m., and seeking medical care for any skin abnormalities.
“Melanoma is now the seventh most common cancer in Canada and the fourth most common among people ages 18 to 29,” she said. “It is one of the few cancers with incident rates on the rise among Canadians.”
To read the full article, please click HERE
May is Melanoma Awaress Month in New Westminster
New Westminster Record, May 12, 2022
Kathy Barnard is the founder of the Save Your Skin Foundation, a non-profit organization that she and her family founded in 2006, in an effort to ensure that anyone diagnosed with melanoma would not have to travel the journey alone. “In 2003 I was diagnosed with the deadliest form of skin cancer, melanoma, and by 2005 it had spread to my liver, lungs, adrenal glands and kidneys, and I was given six months,” she said. According to Barnard, skin cancer is the most common of all cancers – with one in six Canadians born in the 1990s expected to get skin cancer in their lifetimes. She said there are more new cases of skin cancer each year than the number of breast, prostate, lung and colon cancers combined.
To read the full article, please click HERE
As temperatures soar, sun shines, a reminder to protect your skin
Orillia Matters, May 11, 2022
Save Your Skin Foundation founder Kathy Barnard gave a deputation to Orillia, Ontario, city council recently to discuss the services offered by her organization and preventative steps that Canadians can take to avoid skin cancers. ‘Melanoma is now the seventh most common cancer in Canada and the fourth most common among people ages 18 to 29,’ Save Your Skin Foundation founder tells council.
To read the full article, please click HERE
Mayor Katchur promotes skin cancer awareness and prevention
Fort Saskatchewan Record, May 5, 2022
The City of Fort Saskatchewan is encouraging residents to take care of their skin this summer. Mayor Katchur made the proclamation in partnership with the Save Your Skin Foundation (SYSF)– a national patient-led non-profit, dedicated to skin cancer awareness and prevention.
To read the full article, please click HERE
It Takes a Village to Stand Up to Cancer
MACLEAN’S, April 25, 2022
Through Dr. Bernstein, Helen connected with Save Your Skin Foundation, which has been instrumental in providing her with both practical and moral support. “They’ve been absolutely fabulous,” says Helen. “They’re very grassroots. They’ve provided information, positivity, and strong advocacy. They’ve encouraged me to keep asking questions, whether I like the answers or not.”
To read the full article, please click HERE
Media across the United States on the Sty-Lives Program
March 2022
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Hairdressers Are Being Encouraged To Join This Program Which Will Help Them Spot Skin Cancer On Their Clients
CHIPCHICK March 5, 2022
There are some parts of our body that we can not thoroughly inspect, believe it or not. This is why one of the best people for the job is your local hairdresser! Skin cancer is one of the most common types of cancer in Canada, which is why the Save Your Skin Foundation has partnered with two medical students to develop a program called Sty-Lives, Styling Hair, and Saving Lives.
To read the full article, please click HERE
Media coverage for “A Viking’s Challenge” 3rd Edition – March 2022
Abbotsford man battling cancer holds virtual fundraiser for Save Your Skin Foundation
Chris Isfeld and friend Shawn Bjornsson of Winnipeg hold third annual A Viking’s Challenge
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Learn how to spot potential skin cancer on your clients
BeautyCouncil – Feb. 18, 2022
We have teamed up with the Save your Skin Foundation to help you spots signs of possible skin cancer on clients through their Sty-Lives program.
To read more, and see the interview below with Marianne Gagnon, Program and Event Director, Save Your Skin Foundation, please click HERE.
Styling hair, spotting cancer ~ Penticton woman hopes to train hairstylists to watch for cancer
Castanet, Feb. 11, 2022
When a Penticton man’s hairstylist wife gave him his usual trim, he had no idea it was going to change his life and feed into a new national project aimed at tackling skin cancer. Dunn and his wife reached out to Kathy Barnard, founder of the Save Your Skin Foundation dedicated to fighting skin cancer, who is also their neighbour in Penticton. She got him hooked up with a specialist, and sure enough, the dark spot was melanoma, and he was scheduled for surgery.
To read the full article, please click HERE.
Hairdressers learning to identify signs of skin cancer with new training program
CBC, Feb. 10, 2022
Your hairdresser could save your life — in further proof that not all heroes wear capes.
Salons across the province are training their stylists to detect early signs of skin cancer in customers through a program called Sty-Lives — short for Styling Hair and Saving Lives.
To read the full article, please click HERE.
On World Cancer Day, Patients Call on Canada’s Premiers to Fight the Echo Pandemic of Cancer
National Newswatch, Feb. 4, 2022
The pandemic has exacerbated cancer problems. While before the pandemic it was estimated that more than 225,000 Canadians would be diagnosed with cancer in 2020, in that year cancer diagnoses fell by approximately 40 per cent as they were unable or afraid to access care. More than half of patients (54%) had cancer appointments cancelled, postponed, or rescheduled.
To read the full article, please click HERE.
Salons across Canada join skin cancer detection training
The Kelly Cutrara Show – Global News Radio 640 Toronto, Jan. 18, 2022
Kelly chats with Natalie Richardson, a melanoma survivor who works for the Save Your Skin Foundation, and helped launch the Sty-Lives initiative. To listen to the interview, please click HERE.
Check out additional coverage here too:
Eastlink
NY Post
Squamish Chief
The U.S. Sun
MSN
Salons across Canada join skin cancer detection training
CTV News – Northern Ontario, Jan. 17, 2022
Hairstylists from a dozen salons across Canada are being taught to detect suspicious skin lesions on clients in a program led by two northern Ontario medical students.
To read the article, please click HERE, and to watch the interview click HERE
Two northern Ont. med students leading national skin cancer detection program
CTV Northern Ontario, Dec 8, 2021
Two medical students from Northern Ontario School of Medicine (NOSM) are leading an innovative new program to train hairstylists and barbers across Canada to spot suspected skin cancer on their clients.
To view the article, please click HERE.
Differentiating between Non-Melanoma Skin Cancers
Health Insight, Dec 1, 2021
Early detection is also important for protecting yourself from skin cancer. When caught early, skin cancer is usually very treatable. Examine your skin regularly to look for new moles and changes in existing moles. To view the article, please click HERE.
In the same campaign, SYSF Board Member Lyall Woz was interviewed for this article: After Beating Skin Cancer, the Holiday Season Takes On New Meaning
Cancer survivor readying for second marathon fundraiser
CHEK News, Sept 23, 2021
Ocular melanoma survivor Nigel Deacon completed his first marathon fundraiser for the annual Move for Melanoma event last year. Deacon’s run also introduced him to other ocular melanoma patients and survivors on the Island such as Alison Schwartz.
To view the article, please click HERE.
Family team to throw axes for six hours to support member and other patients battling cancer
Campbell River Mirror, Sept 17, 2021
The small but mighty Laurence B. ‘For Life’ Team is participating in the third annual Move for Melanoma 2021 event to raise funds to support Laurence Butler and all the others living with melanoma, non-melanoma skin cancer and ocular melanoma across Canada.
To view the article, please click HERE.
The Summer Sun is back
Elle Canada, July 13, 2021
“Today, even patients with advanced cancers have good cause for hope,” says Medical Oncologist Dr. Michael Smylie. “A decade ago, if you had stage 4 melanoma, you had only about a 15 to 20% chance of surviving five years. Today we are seeing up to half of these patients, in the right circumstances, surviving five years or longer.”
To view the article, please click HERE.
CSA Member Profile: Louise Binder, Save Your Skin Foundation & Chair of the BioCanRx – Cancer Stakeholder Alliance Working Group
BioCanRX, July 5, 2021
Save Your Skin Foundation was founded and is led by a cancer survivor, Kathleen Barnard, who, like myself, had originally been given no chance of survival due to her disease.
To view the article, please click HERE.
Record-breaking temperatures expected until at least Tuesday
Times Colonist, June 25, 2021
The Save your Skin Foundation recommends seeking shade whenever possible and limiting your exposure between 10 a.m. and 4 p.m. when the sun is strongest.
To view the article, please click HERE.
UBC dermatologist sheds light on sunscreen misconceptions
CityNews, June 23, 2021
In her youth, Richardson says she would spend a lot of time in the sun. And ever since she could remember, she had a mole on her hip.
But over the course of about six to eight months, it started to change colour, shape and size.
To view the article, please click HERE.
Melanoma awareness month: why you should wear sunscreen every day
Fleurish with Fleur, May 18, 2021
May is Melanoma and Skin Cancer Awareness Month and I feel compelled to, obviously, speak on this matter. Skin cancer is one of the most preventable forms of cancer. Sun is the number one cause of skin cancer and, currently, Canada has one of the highest skin cancer rates in the world.
To view the article, please click HERE.
New West residents urged to play it safe in the sun
New Westminster Record, May 14, 2021
As folks head outdoors to enjoy the warmer weather, they’re being reminded of the need to be sun safe.
Kathleen Barnard, founder of Save Your Skin Foundation, is urging community members to take steps to prevent skin cancer.
To view the article, please click HERE.
Vancouver Canucks player helps raise awareness about skin cancer
CTV News, May 13, 2021
Vancouver Canucks forward JT Miller and his wife Natalie are raising awareness after her mother died of melanoma.
To view the article, please click HERE.
Real Patients Speak: Metastatic Melanoma
Canadian Health and Family on CTV, May 10, 2021
In this segment, we hear from Dr. Marcus Butler from Princess Margaret Cancer Centre, Kathy Barnard from Save Your Skin, and Shannon, who has been living with metastatic melanoma since 2005.
To view the video, please click HERE.
Canucks’ JT Miller Partners with Charity to Promote Skin Cancer Awareness
C-FAX 1070, April 28, 2021
Vancouver Canucks forward JT Miller is partnering with the Save Your Skin Foundation to promote melanoma and skin cancer awareness.
To view the article, please click HERE.
More outdoor activity increasing risk of skin cancer
Radio Canada International, April 28, 2021
The COVID-19 pandemic has forced many Canadians to stay home but health authorities across the country have encouraged people to spend more time outdoors where transmission of the virus is less likely than it is indoors. Canadians have embraced the advice and parks, trails and streets are much more crowded than they were pre-pandemic.
To view the article, please click HERE.
Buttons made with love – Local girl’s creations support two organizations
Winnipeg Free Press, March 16, 2021
Drea Macduff-Thiessen loves helping people. She also loves creating things. So, it shouldn’t have been too much of a surprise when the Southdale resident decided to combine these two passions to create Designs by Drea last summer.
With the help of her grandmother, Suzanne Macduff-Brennan, the 11-year-old started making and selling buttons that attach to a pair of glasses when one needs to wear a mask. These buttons were purchased across Canada, and the proceeds were equally donated to the Save Your Skin Foundation and the Melanoma Network of Canada.
To view the article, please click HERE.
Prevent and Protect Your Skin From Cancer
Health Insight, March 11, 2021
Prevention and early detection are the best defence against skin cancer, which is very treatable if caught early, and the risk factors are well-known. This article is part of a Cancer Care & Support campaign featured in Macleans Magazine.
To view the article, please click HERE.
To view the whole campaign, please click HERE.
Patient groups want funding to ease deadly cancer backlog
Healthing.ca, March 10, 2021
Advocates push government to increase funding to handle delays in cancer diagnoses and treatment.
Cancer patients and their advocates called upon the federal government on Wednesday to pick up a larger portion of the country’s healthcare costs, echoing a plea by the country’s premiers earlier this week.
Canada’s healthcare system, financially strained at the best of times, has been pushed to the limit by the pandemic that patient groups say threatens the quality of care Canadians deserve.
To view the article, please click HERE.
Abbotsford cancer survivor holds virtual fundraiser for Save Your Skin Foundation
Abbotsford News, March 5, 2021
An Abbotsford cancer survivor is inviting people across Canada to run a distance of their choice in their hometown to raise money for the Save Your Skin Foundation.
Chris Isfeld, a late-stage melanoma survivor, is holding A Viking’s Challenge on March 6 and 7.
To view the interview, please click HERE.
Meet the Patients: Shannon Gaudette
Innovative Medicines Canada, March 3, 2021
In 2005, Shannon Gaudette, 48, was diagnosed with melanoma, the most serious form of skin cancer. Since then, Shannon endured numerous surgeries, as well as radiation therapy, before receiving a new immunotherapy treatment she first heard about through Save Your Skin Foundation.
To view the interview, please click HERE.
Skin cancer non-profit invites Canadians to take part in A Viking’s Challenge
North Shore News, Feb 24, 2021
After a melanoma survivor completed a massive – and frigid – running challenge last year, a North Vancouver-based national skin cancer prevention and awareness organization wants to virtually recreate the event for participants across the country.
To view the interview, please click HERE.
Empowering Cancer Patients to Self Advocate
Zoomer Radio February 11 2021
Libby Znaimer is joined by cancer survivor, Kathleen Barnard. In 2003, she was diagnosed with stage IV malignant melanoma. She is the founder of the Save Your Skin Foundation which empowers patients to take an active role in their care.
To listen to the interview, please click HERE.
Hal’s Headlines
Winnipeg Sun, Feb 13, 2021
It’s happening again this year but this time, you can take part. Last March, Chris Isfeld ran 30 kilometres across frozen Lake Winnipeg and raised almost $20,000 for melanoma patients. This year, Chris hopes you’ll participate virtually in the second Viking’s Challenge next month by paying a $50 registration fee and running any distance you can.
To view the article, please click HERE.
theZoomer on Immunotherapy
The Zoomer, Jan 26, 2021
Libby Znaimer hosts a discussion with oncologists, a researcher and a cancer survivor (Kathleen Barnard) about the latest immunotherapy and its growing role in treating the most serious cancers.
To watch the video, please click HERE.
Beautiful Skin Is Healthy Skin: Love Your Natural Skin Tone
True North Living, Dec 31, 2020
It’s no secret that for a long time Western culture has had an obsession with tanning, whether on the beach or at a tanning salon. We need to change the conversation around “beautiful skin” to remove tanning from the picture. Beautiful skin is healthy skin.
To view the article, please click HERE.
The Need For Safe and Affordable Transportation for Cancer Patients
Breakfast Television, Dec 29, 2020
Breakfast Television Toronto speaks with Save Your Skin Foundation Project Coordinator Chantele Burroughs about the COVID-19 Cancer Patient Support Hub taxi program and how cancer patients can take a taxi using the taxi subsidy program.
To watch the interview, please click HERE.
No Patient Left Behind: A call to action on cancer during COVID
National Newswatch, Nov 23, 2020
In the midst of COVID-19’s myriad of impacts, one stands out: in the systemic effort to combat this virus, other life-threatening illnesses have taken a back seat, including cancer.
We must fix this situation now. If we don’t, the result may well be another public health crisis.
To view the article, please click HERE.
Immunotherapy – The New ‘Fourth Pillar’ of Cancer Treatment
Zoomer, Nov 20, 2020
Among the first Canadians to benefit from modern cancer immunotherapy treatment was Kathy Barnard of North Vancouver. Just as she was running out of treatment options, she was enrolled in 2007 in an early immunotherapy study in Alberta.
To read the article, please click HERE.
Abbotsford family participates in fundraiser for melanoma patients
The Abbotsford News, Sept 25, 2020
An Abbotsford woman who survived Stage 4 cancer is participating on Saturday, Sept. 26 in an event that raises money for the Save Your Skin Foundation.
Shannon Gaudette and her family are hiking the 14-kilometre Norvan Falls Trail in North Vancouver as part of the virtual Move for Melanoma event.
To view the article, please click HERE.
Paddling for Melanoma
Global News Edmonton, Sept 24, 2020
Victoria man who beat cancer set to run marathon
CHEK News, Sept 22, 2020
Kathy Barnard interviewed by Allan Gee
EZ Rock Penticton, Sept 22, 2020
Rare cancer survivor paddling down North Saskatchewan River for melanoma research
Sept 20, 2020
Victoria man to run marathon after overcoming rare cancer
Sept 20, 2020
A terminal cancer survivor and advocate from Penticton is raising funds for Melanoma
Castanet, Sept 15, 2020
Told THREE MONTHS to Live… But Winning: Kathy Barnard and Natalie Richardson
Grappling with Grief, Sept 10, 2020
5 Organizations and Clinics Fighting Skin Cancer
Wiki.ezvid.com, July 12, 2020
Louise Binder: We’re expediting COVID-19 treatments. Why can’t we do the same for cancer?
Ottawa Citizen, June 22, 2020
Columns and Letters: Save your skin!
Bonny H.J. MacIsaac, Inverness Oran, June 9, 2020
Sometimes a mole isn’t just a mole – The importance of knowing everything about your melanoma
National Post, June 13, 2020
Hello! Canada, June 22, 2020
Tanning is Tempting – But It’s Just Not Smart
Toronto Star and Innovating Canada, June 13, 2020
Cancer Patient Hub
Global News Radio, Calgary, May 20, 2020
COVID-19 health response shows we can do better for cancer patients
National Newswatch, May 9, 2020
New Westminster Taking a Stand Against Skin Cancer
May , 2020
May Proclaimed Melanoma Awareness Month in Prince George
April , 2020
The latest advancements in skin cancer treatment and care
HealthInsight.ca, Advancements in Cancer Care feature, March 12, 2020
Cancer temporarily paralyzed him, now he’s running across Lake Winnipeg
Information Radio – MB with Marcy Markusa, CBC Listen, March 4, 2020
Gimli man diagnosed with cancer to run 30 km across Lake Winnipeg
CTV News, March 5, 2020
He was planning his funeral from a hospital bed, now he’s running across Lake Winnipeg
CBC News, March 4, 2020
Abbotsford woman to participate in Miss Canada pageant
The Abbotsford News News, February 25, 2020
Manitoba man with melanoma to run across Lake Winnipeg for cancer fundraiser
Global News, January 14, 2020
Move For Melanoma Campaign Kicks Off
Northshore News, September 12, 2019
Milton skin cancer survivor back on the bike to fight
InsideHalton.com, August 20, 2019
New West launches free sunscreen pilot project at Pier Park
New Westminster Record, August 14, 2019
Pilot project launches free sunscreen dispensers in Kelowna
CBC News Kelowna, August 10, 2019
City Style and Living Magazine
Summer 2019 Issue- Tips to Save Your Skin
Sun Safety and Your Smartphone
Breakfast Television, Calgary, June 11, 2019
North Van runner undertaking 71-km marathon to raise awareness about skin cancer
North Shore News, May 28, 2019
Ask An Expert: May is Melanoma Awareness Month
Global News Morning, May 26, 2019
Rosemary Westie, on CTV Morning Live
Vancouver, May 13, 2019
North Van woman trains for a 71-km marathon to raise awareness about skin cancer
Rosemary Westie, on CTV News, Vancouver, May 12, 2019
Cancer Patients Receive Unequal Treatment Depending on Stage or Postal Code
By Natalie Richardson, for National Post: Therapeutic Spotlight on Immuno-oncology, October 29, 2018
Medical discoveries driving better outcomes for patients with advanced melanoma
National Post, Therapeutic Spotlight on Immuno-oncology, September 26, 2018
Radio Interview: Sun Safety
PowerfulXNature, July 16, 2018
Global News coverage of Melanoma Awareness Month and Skin Cancer Awareness
May 2, 2018
May 4, 2018
Skin cancer is on the rise in Canada, due in part to UV ray exposure both from the sun and from man-made sources like tanning beds. Cross Cancer Institute oncologist Dr. John Walker and patient Roger Deckert joined Global News Morning Edmonton with some warnings signs and prevention tips. To watch the interview, please click here.
With lives on the line, Canadians’ access to the newest medicines face numerous hurdles
Financial Post, January 15, 2018
Her experience fighting for access to a specific medicine motivated her to find a way to improve the odds for other melanoma patients
National Post, January 13, 2018
Skin cancer survivor fears drug defunding
Prince George Citizen, December 28, 2017
Russell woman forced to raise thousands for melanoma drug that arrived too late to help her
Ottawa Citizen, December 12, 2017
Sun Protection A Year-Round Necessity
The Globe & Mail, September 25, 2017
Ernst: Life and death decisions made in dark
London Free Press, December 1, 2017
MacLean’s Canada 150 Special Issue: Patient Access to Medication
2017
Think immunotherapy is right for you? Talk to your MP
North Shore News, June 3, 2017
Think immunotherapy is right for you? Talk to your MP
North Shore News, June 3, 2017
Lengthy Cancer Drug Approval Process Makes Me Fear For My Future
HuffPost, November 28, 2016
Foundation Calling For Access To Better Cancer Treatments
Victoria News, November 24, 2016
Tea with a Titan, Episode 21: Kathy Barnard, Melanoma Survivor and Advocate
October, 2016
New Field of Cancer Treatment Offers More Hope to Patients
660News, November 2, 2016
That Talk Show
Shaw TV, July 17, 2015
Kathy Barnard on Studio 4 with Host Fanny Kiefe
Shaw TV, June 21, 2011
TOGETHER WE CAN MAKE A DIFFERENCE
Making awareness and education available is crucial. 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.
