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Save Your Skin Weekly Flashback [June 18-24, 2016]
Welcome to the Save Your Skin Foundation media flashback- your weekly guide to the melanoma landscape, and the activities of…
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Danika’s Story: I was 19 years old when I had my first contact with melanoma
– Guest Blog Post by Danika I was 19 years old when I had my first contact with melanoma. I…
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A Sun Safety Reminder from The Save Your Skin Foundation!
Summer has officially begun, and while it’s off to a cloudy start here at Save Your Skin in Vancouver, it’s…
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Save Your Skin Weekly Flashback [June 10-17, 2016]
Welcome to the first Save Your Skin Foundation media flashback- your weekly guide to the melanoma landscape, and the…
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See SYS Founder Kathy Barnard Receive Award on Shaw TV!
Starting today, Shaw TV will be airing the BC Community Achievement Awards, one of the recipients being Save Your Skin…
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Announcing a new treatment for melanoma, along with two infographics (on Immuno-oncology and Melanoma), and new animated videos on cancer and immuno-oncology!
Announcing a new treatment for melanoma, along with two infographics (on Immuno-oncologY and Melanoma), and new animated videos on cancer and…
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Kirk LaPointe’s reflection on melanoma cancer
Kirk LaPointe’s does a daily reflection, and recently did a reflection on melanoma cancer. Here is the segment, featuring Save…
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May is Melanoma Awareness Month. This is serious!
I still can’t believe how often I hear “it’s just skin cancer”. Although awareness of skin cancer has increased over…
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Proud to Announce that SYSF Founder Kathy Barnard Wins BC Achievement Award!
Premier Christy Clark and Keith Mitchell, chair of the British Columbia Achievement Foundation, today named this year’s recipients of…
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#NotJustSkinCancer
by Natalie Richardson – The Impatient Patient I was raised with a healthy respect for self-care and skin protection; I…
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Let’s change the conversation together and shed some light on #melanoma. #NotJustSkinCancer
A skin cancer diagnosis can be scary. This is especially true for those affected by melanoma, the deadliest form of…
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unBeach Party!
Missed the 2016 unBeach Party? Catch up through the photos on our Facebook page here: PARTY PHOTOS UNBEACH STUDIO PHOTOS…
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Key Takeaways from the Canadian Melanoma Conference
The Canadian Melanoma Conference (CMC) took place February 19-21, 2016 in Whistler, British Columbia and was a uniquely Canadian perspective…
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We Need to Get Julie Home
Kathy Barnard on why getting Julie home is important to her… When I heard Julie’s story this past weekend, it hit…
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What is a Patient Advocate?
A patient advocate is someone who looks out for the best interests of a patient. A patient advocate speaks out…
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What “Patient Advocacy” Means to Me
Guest post by Natalie Richardson Until last year I thought the phrase “patient advocacy” was terminology for action that other…
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Consultation on the basket of services
In its mandate to assess the performance of the health and social services system, the Commissioner decided to undertake work…
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British Columbians’ grave concerns over expansion of BC government’s Reference Drug Program
As members of the BC Better Pharmacare Coalition (BPC), the Save Your Skin Foundation would like to share this important…
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Better Pharmacare Coalition poll reveals British Columbians oppose changes to planned expansion to BC government’s Reference Drug Program
Better Pharmacare Coalition eager to work with government to get it right for patients VANCOUVER, Feb. 9, 2016 /CNW/ –…
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Highlights from Society of Melanoma Research Congress, San Francisco November 18-21 2015
Clinicians don’t understand what’s happening and why it’s happening- but they are trying to understand. How is immunotherapy working, what…
SAVE YOUR SKIN FOUNDATION
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.