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The UV Index was developed in 1992 by Canadian scientists. The World Health Organization adopted it as an international program in 1994. And in 2002 a global standard based on the Canadian Model was developed and is now in...

The Ontario government recently announced plans to expand its innovative virtual home and community care services with a $115 million investment that also includes $5 million geared specifically to increase virtual home and...

A 2006 investigation published in the Journal of the American Medical Association suggests that people of African descent are four times more likely to receive a diagnosis of melanoma after the cancer has progressed to an...

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...

Did you know the fee surgeons charge the Ontario Government for the excision of a skin cancer or the simple removal of a malignant skin lesion on the face or neck is only $92. Meanwhile, the removal of a malignant melanoma...

A 2017 research paper published in the National Centre for Biotechnology Information suggests there is a skin cancer epidemic emerging amongst the elderly. Make sure to get your skin cancer screening today.Get In touch

Most non-melanoma skin cancers, like basal cell carcinoma and squamous cell carcinoma, are not usually deadly. However, that doesn’t mean they don’t pose their own complications of skin cancers. Since these cancers usually...

UV tanning devices are very dangerous to your health. In fact, the World Health Organization includes UV tanning devices, cigarettes, and plutonium in its group 1 of cancer-causing agents. Not only that, but the U.S. Skin...

Melanoma, while perhaps the least common form of skin cancer, is by far the deadliest due to its tendency to spread quickly to other organs and lymph nodes.  Melanoma typically looks like a mole or can evolve...