SPF Minute #8 – It can take up to 2-3 months to see a skin cancer specialist in Ontario.
It can take up to 2-3 months before you can see a skin cancer specialist in Ontario. During the pandemic, that number has increased to 3-4 months, and sometimes can even be much longer. Unfortunately, some skin cancers spread quickly, which makes it doubly important to get your screening sooner, rather than later.
SPF Minute #13 – The original UV index required changes to accommodate more intense tropical countries.
The UV Index was originally rated on a scale of 0-10, but since it was developed in Canada, accommodations had to be made for countries subject to more intense UV rays and now the index can exceed well beyond 10 and even reach 14 in some tropical countries. Get In...
SPF Minute #12 – The risks of skin cancer are many, including living at higher altitudes.
The risks of skin cancer include having a fair-skinned complexion; a greater number of moles; family history of skin cancer; lifestyle, such as using tanning beds, being exposed to certain chemicals, or having a history of sunburns. Even living at higher...
Two Centimetres
The grueling ten-month journey into Ontario’s healthcare bureaucracy to get a melanoma removed from a woman’s neck. Part 1: The BumpThe origin story of any skin cancer diagnosis typically begins like this: “Hmph. I wonder what that is?” and is usually followed by “Do...