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Two weeks left until @AVikingsChallenge2021. 40

Two weeks left until @AVikingsChallenge2021.

40 participants have now pledged to walk/run a total of 549km!

Register now and pledge to run/walk any distance of your choice anywhere in Canada.

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This Family Day, show your loved ones you care by

This Family Day, show your loved ones you care by checking their skin for new, changing or unusual moles!

Learn how to do a skin examination at home by clicking the link in our bio.

This Valentine's Day, show your loved ones you car

This Valentine's Day, show your loved ones you care by checking their skin for new, changing or unusual moles!

Learn how to do a skin examination at home by clicking the link in our bio.

3 weeks left until @AVikingsChallenge2021. 27 p

3 weeks left until @AVikingsChallenge2021.

27 participants have now pledged to walk/run a total of 441km.

Register now and pledge to run/walk any distance of your choice anywhere in Canada.

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During Black History Month we want to bring awaren

During Black History Month we want to bring awareness to how skin cancer and melanoma affect the Black community and people of colour.

Skin cancer is less common in people of colour, but when it does occur, it’s often diagnosed at an advanced stage and has a worse prognosis. This can be deadly when the person has melanoma. Treatment for any type of skin cancer can be difficult in the late stages.

About 52% of Black people and 26% of Hispanics find out they have melanoma when it has already spread, compared with 16% of White people.One study, found an average five-year melanoma survival rate of only 67% in Black people versus 92% in White people.

According to experts, there’s a lower public awareness overall of the risk of skin cancer among people of colour.

Also, from the perspective of health-care providers, there’s often a lower index of suspicion for skin cancer in patients of colour, because the chances of it actually are smaller. So these patients may be less likely to get regular, full-body skin exams.

In people of colour, skin cancer often develops on parts of the body that get less sun like the soles of the feet, lower legs, and palms, which makes detection more difficult. Up to 60 – 75% of melanoma in people of colour occurs on the palms of the hands, soles of the feet and the nail areas. This cancer may also begin around the anus, or on the genitals.

A survey estimates 60,192 early-stage melanomas ha

A survey estimates 60,192 early-stage melanomas have gone undiagnosed during the Coronavirus pandemic.

If you haven't had your skin checked recently, learn how to do it yourself with the Skin Check app available on Amazon Alexa or Google Assistant..

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