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December can be a difficult month for those facing challenges in their lives. Every day until Christmas, we will be posting messages of Hope to help alleviate...

This week we will look at strategies for Self-Compassion. I was reminded many times this past week to be compassionate to myself. As I sat there listening to...

Wellness Wednesday – Overwhelm Every one of us can relate to a time when we felt overwhelmed: as a child or as an adult; by a positive emotion or negative...

Wellness Wednesday – Mindful Body Scan Mindfulness is the ability to be fully present, aware of where we are and what we’re doing, and not overly reactive or...

By now you have probably heard of the amazing benefits of meditation: calms the nervous system, lowers blood pressure, reduces anxiety, relieves body tension,...

Wellness Wednesday - Breathing Our first strategy, and most readily accessible strategy is to Breathe. Breathing is essential to our survival and thankfully...

We are excited to announce a new initiative at Save Your Skin Foundation. Wellness Wednesday is about finding and sharing self-care and self-support...

Melanoma Patient Support Group Webinars All patients, survivors, family members, and caregivers are invited to join our informal monthly webinars to connect...

Hi all, I'm a PSP Caregiver. I have taken care of two PSP patient 67 lady and 63 gentleman years of age respectively. The 67 year old lady passed away last...

A great article on some strategies for self supporting the stress response. https://drsoph.com/blog/6-ways-to-switch-off-the-fight-or-flight-response

As a care giver or as an individual facing illness asking for help can be difficult. A gentle reminder that it is ok to ask for help and it feels really great...

Looking forward to our support webinar tonight starting in 10 minutes. Use the link below to join us. https://saveyourskin.ca/patient-support-webinars/

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Very interesting article... This test found 6 out of 10 sunscreens don't match the claims on the bottle. There's links to more articles about sunscreen below...

Hi Everyone! A friendly reminder that we will be hosting our monthly patient support webinar tonight at 5pm EST / 8pm PST. Dial in using your phone or...

Hi Everyone! The SYSF team just finished a 2-day conference in Toronto focused on Value-Based Health Care. Also known as VBHC, this new patient-centric health...

WEBINAR ALERT! We have just confirmed an upcoming webinar on Adjuvant Treatment Options. 'Treatment Options for Melanoma Patients in the Adjuvant Setting'...

We want to share some great news for all our Adjuvant Patients! Health Canada has just approved the use of a combination therapy of Tafinlar® (dabrafenib) plus...

Hi Everyone! Please join our Monthly Patient Support Webinar tonight at 5pm PST/8pm EST. Led by our founder Kathy Barnard, these webinars are for all...

Do you (or did you) seek emotional support to help you work through your cancer experience? If yes, what kind of support did you seek? If no, why not?

Just a reminder to join us for our support webinar. Will be starting in about 10 minutes. Click the link below and follow the prompts to join in....

I have a new ongolagis and I feel he does not take my melanoma seriously. He said to me one time it's only melanoma. I have had 2 surgeries already and now...

Anybody out there have links to information about how to deal with the various side effects that can come with immunotherapy treatment? Looking to expand on...

Help shape the future of cancer care in Canada - Learn more and take the All.Can Patient Survey here: http://www.all-can.org/patientsurvey-en/

Our monthly support webinar is tomorrow Thursday July 5th. We never set a specific topic of conversation it is always open and changes from month to month....

1. Accept that you might need help from your loved ones from time to time. They want to give it to you. Let them do that. They feel otherwise helpless. 2....

1) Be gentle and kind with yourself...do things that make you happy....walking, time with family/friends, painting, yoga,etc 2) Seek out counselling. Sometimes...

I am so pleased that there are so many new treatments being developed. And they will only get better and more effective with time! With Clinical trials I have...

Are you aware of any new treatments being researched? How do you feel about participating in clinical trials? What would prevent you from being involved in a...