Media invitation - Quebec represents close to 40% of diagnosed skin cancers in Canada

MONTREAL, Sept. 15, 2014 /CNW Telbec/ - Every year, more than 30 000 Quebeckers are diagnosed with skin cancer pronostic.

40 % of skin cancers diagnosed in Canada come from Quebec which represents 23 % of the Canadian population.  

Why Quebeckers are more affected by skin cancer than other Canadians? Can skin cancer be prevented? How can one survive it?

Madame Kathleen Barnard, President and co-founder,

Save Your Skin Foundation,

in partnership with

The JGH Hope & Cope Wellness Centre – Lou's House

invites media representants

to the

Save Your Skin Information Session on skin cancer

Top skin cancer and environmental research cancer experts and people affected by skin cancer (patients, survivors, caregivers, community organizations representants and health professionnals) will be present. 

For information and/or to consult the program, visit the website http://www.saveyourskin.ca/

When :		Friday September 19, 2014
Where :		The JGH Hope & Cope Wellness Centre – Lou's House 4635, Côte Ste-Catherine Road (corner Lavoie) Montréal
Time :		8 AM to 12 :30 PM, media greeting starting at 7 :45 AM

 

SOURCE: Save Your Skin Foundation

To confirm your presence and /or for information : For the Save Your Skin Foundation: Félix Antoine Léveillé, Quebec Regional Manager, 514-887-0986, [email protected]; Sylvie Piché, Senior Consultant, Media Relations, 514-296-0694, [email protected]