A young Winnipeg girl named Drea has been busy during the pandemic making buttons for face masks. The ingenious buttons attach to your glasses to take the pressure off your ears. With the help of her grandmother Suzanne, Drea launched ‘Designs by Drea’ and began making...
In response to the Covid pandemic, the Global Coalition for Melanoma Patient Advocacy has launched two skin self-exam tools to encourage individuals to perform skin self-examinations. In the fight against melanoma skin cancer, early detection and treatment is critical. Both the voice-activated app and the video are...
The arrival of frosty weather prompts the annual changes from t-shirts to turtle necks and flip flops to boots. While cold lemonade is left behind for hot chocolate, one routine that must remain through the seasonal shift is sun safety. Winter leads many to believe...
BC Sun Safety Coalition Sun Safe BC is a provincial coalition with members involved in sun safety and skin cancer prevention work. Coordinated and administered by BC Cancer Prevention Program, the coalition works collaboratively to reduce the risk of exposure to UV and its damaging effects....
The holiday season is right around the corner and we know many of you are busy buying gifts for your loved ones. To bring a little bit of extra cheer to our own holiday season, and to entice you to support melanoma patients while checking off...
November is the month to bring awareness to the benefit of early detection of ocular melanoma - time to get your dilated eye exam! ...
There are dangerous misconceptions surrounding the safety of tanning. For this reason, we set out to uncover the science behind tanning and understand the truth behind 5 common tanning myths. MYTH #1: Tanning Beds Are Safer Than the Sun The best way to understand why tanning beds...
Webinar Recording Available! Click HERE Presented by Professor Reinhard Dummer, Professor of the University of Zurich and Vice-Chairman of the Department of Dermatology in the University Hospital of Zürich, Switzerland, this webinar reviews late breaking news, key takeaways, clinical data and other updates presented at the...
To everyone who participated in Move for Melanoma 2020 by raising awareness and funds in their communities, a huge thank you! We couldn’t have done it without you! Over 100 participants and 24 teams across Canada took part in Move for Melanoma this year! We...
The Countdown is On! Easy Fundraising Tools To all of you who have already registered, a big thank you! With 25 days to go, we've already reached 45% of our fundraising goal. But we can't stop here! Soliciting donations doesn't come naturally to everyone. That's why we've created...
