Sun Awareness Program for the Prevention of Skin Cancer
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The Canadian Dermatology Association has organized a nationwide Sun Awareness Week since 1989. The purpose of the annual campaign is to educate Canadians about the dangers of too much sun in order to stop the rising incidence of skin cancer in the country. The Canadian Dermatology Association's (CDA) National Sun Awareness Week will take place Monday, June 4 to Sunday, June 10, 2012. | |||
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News Releases New kids' national sun safety poster contest aims to raise awareness. [Full Story] For the news release, Survey shows majority of Canadians unaware the sun to blame for most skin aging on face and back of hands please click here [pdf]. For a Photoaging backgrounder click here [pdf]. For the news release, Survey shows Canadians well aware of melanoma skin cancer - but half don’t check their skin often enough please click here [pdf]. |
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What's Happening During National Sun Awareness Program 2012Dermatologists around Canada will be involved in various events designed to highlight sun safety messages during National Sun Awareness Week and through the summer.
For further information, including print-friendly fact sheets, please see Sun Safety Resources. |
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The CDA has prepared a number of complimentary resources, these are laid out as one-page PDFs that follow a FAQ format and are available on the Sun Safety Resources page. If you would like to order other additional resources, such as brochures, bookmarks, posters or videos, click here for description and order form: CDA educational materials. | ||||||
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Sun Awareness Week 2011 in the media
The focus for the 2010 campaign was Photoaging - what is it?
Sun Awareness Week 2009 Special Reports The focus for the 2009 campaign was Melanoma.
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