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The Skin We're In Q & A WITH SERENA PITT Serena, can you share a bit about your skin journey with us? My skin journey has been a long one! I’ve struggled with eczema on multiple parts of my body, including my face, since I was in fifth grade and then began getting acne in high school. My acne was never extremely severe, but nothing would clear it, so I eventually went on Accutane in 2016 and then again in 2021 when the acne came back. Since 2021 I have worked hard to implement a routine that includes silk pillowcases, filtered shower heads, supplements, and skincare products that I love and trust while always searching for new ways to nourish and protect my skin. To read the full interview with Serena visit healthinsight.ca. PHOTO CREDIT: GABBY GALLOWAY
Navigating Skin Cancer Care: Doctor Visit Strategies for Patients Save Your Skin Foundation created a decision-making guide that helps Canadians newly diagnosed with melanoma and non-melanoma skin cancer to understand their choices post-diagnosis, including fertility options. Anne Papmehl
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melanoma or skin cancer diagnosis can be a very unsettling experience for patients. In addition to dealing with the shock of the diagnosis, they face numerous decisions over the upcoming weeks and months for which they require information. As a result, they’ll have many questions for their family physicians and oncologists on factors like disease stage, prognosis, treatment options, risks, side effects, insurance coverage, quality of life, caregiving needs, genetic testing, and fertility preservation. There's a lot of ground to cover considering many healthcare providers have as little as 15 minutes to spend with their patients per visit. The Decision Making Guide helps patients who may feel too rushed or overwhelmed remember to ask critical questions or have difficult conversations during their appointments.
Decision making guide supports Canadians Save Your Skin Foundation has developed a new decision-making guide to help newly
diagnosed cancer patients with non-melanoma skin cancers, melanoma, and ocular melanoma navigate their options and make the most out of their conversations with their health care providers. The guide covers important early-appointment discussion topics from both patient and physician perspectives, such as the care plan, treatment timeline, financial considerations, quality of life, and logistical considerations. It includes tear-away checklists for both patients and physicians to ensure a clear record of treatment decisions, as well as a symptom management log, appointment tracking sheets, and space for both parties to take notes. There’s also a section
To learn more about Save Your Skin Foundation or if you need support, visit saveyourskin.ca.
dedicated to fertility preservation options, which is an important topic to women of childbearing age. Using this guide to prepare questions in advance will help patients to make the most out of their limited time with their health care provider, learn all their options, and feel more in control during their cancer journey.
This article was sponsored by Save Your Skin Foundation.
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