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Melanoma: so deadly, yet so preventable

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5,000 Canadians were diagnosed with melanoma last year; 1,000 of them died.

Medical experts call skin cancer a young person’s disease; and one that is very preventable. Maria Hayes shares the story of one young widow’s crusade.


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You can visit the David Cornfield Melanoma Fund at dcmf.ca. You can also find more information about the disease, or you can make a donation.

Dear 16-year-old Me: