Today marks the launch of two free, public sunscreen dispensers in key Kelowna hot spots. The project has been powered by Morgan’s Mole Patrol and Save Your Skin Foundation, with the support of the City of Kelowna. Click here to read our press release. In memory...
As Melanoma Awareness Month draws to a close, we would like to thank all of our family and friends, volunteers, partners and supporters for their continued dedication to upholding the work done by the team at Save Your Skin Foundation. We are dedicated to providing...
On September 13 - 16, 2019, Save Your Skin Foundation is co-hosting a special Canada-wide fundraising event called MOVE FOR MELANOMA, a weekend-long challenge where teams participate in the activity of their choice (get creative!) while fundraising for the fight against melanoma. Pick your city/community,...
May is Melanoma Awareness Month May is Melanoma Awareness Month and it's the perfect time of year to review a few easy steps we can all take to Be Sun Safe! Spread Awareness Join us in spreading the word about Melanoma Month by using one of our facebook...
Guest post by Rosemary Westie, ultra marathon runner and member of Team Save Your Skin, who is traveling to France in June 2019 to run the race of a lifetime. On June 6th, 1944 hundreds of thousands of soldiers stormed the beaches of Normandy to begin...
The National Comprehensive Cancer Network® (NCCN®) is a not-for-profit alliance of 28 leading cancer centers devoted to patient care, research, and education. NCCN is dedicated to improving and facilitating quality, effective, efficient, and accessible cancer care so patients can live better lives. Through the leadership...
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...
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...
Last weekend I went for a 15 kilometre walk— as in, 15 kilometres all at once. Two short years ago I could not have done that, being in recovery from surgeries and treatment for advanced melanoma, I was not physically or psychologically capable of such...
Click here to watch our new patient-led awareness video: Surviving Melanoma Launched last week at our Giving Hope Gala in Toronto, this video portrays several melanoma survivor stories and their experiences within the community of support at Save Your Skin Foundation. This film would not have been...
