A new report, The Economic Burden of Skin Cancer in Canada: Current and Projected, examines melanoma and non-melanoma skin cancer and explores how a comprehensive cancer prevention program could help reduce the number of cases and deaths, and the costs associated with the disease. The report was sponsored by the National Skin Cancer Prevention Committee, on which the CSPA has representation. Read report.

The CSPA wins a Public Education Award from the Canadian Dermatology Association (CDA). Read more at the CDA site.

Researchers have implicated eight genes in the development of alopecia areata, a disorder that causes hair to thin and fall out. The genes are already associated with other autoimmune diseases, including rheumatoid arthritis and type 1 diabetes, meaning that drugs may already be in teh pipeline that could benefit people with hair loss. Read more at the National Alopecia Areata Foundation site

A Petition to the House of Commons in Parliament Assembled

We, two vitiligo patients, are in the process of establishing a national vitiligo group in Canada under the umbrella of the Canadian Skin Patient Alliance. The mandate of this group will be to develop awareness of the condition, provide support for the vitiligo community and to develop research initiatives. Contact us if you’re interested in getting involved. You can help us make a difference..

We HEAR you...we’re listening!!!

Please contact us at vitiligocanada@hotmail.com

Ottawa, ON, February 1, 2010 - The Canadian Dermatology Association's new "Indoor Tanning is Out" campaign launches today...  more.

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