Support and Resources
PEER-TO-PEER SUPPORT PROGRAM
Providing patients and caregivers with someone who has been down a similar path, offering immeasurable support.
Peer to Peer Support
Together We Are Stronger
Peer to Peer support does not replace professional counselling and/or medical advice. The program is designed to connect melanoma patients and caregivers to a trained and certified peer who has also faced melanoma or skin cancer. Peer mentors are assigned (to the best of Melanoma Canada’s ability) by similar geographic location, diagnosis, life situation, and age. Peers will share their stories, act as a supportive mentor, and provide emotional support and guidance. This service is offered by telephone or email and can connect people anywhere in Canada. Participants can create a special connection with one another and be able to relieve some of their stress, worries, concerns, and fears that come from living with melanoma or skin cancer.
Match with a Peer Volunteer“Cancer can be a lonely road, and sometimes it’s comforting to have someone that you can communicate with honestly about your thoughts and feelings. Someone who isn’t a friend or family member. Someone you don’t have to handle with kid gloves. Someone who has walked a similar path to the one you’re travelling. Hopefully I can be that someone.”
– Peer Mentor
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Why Peer-To-Peer
Support Volunteer
If you’ve been diagnosed with melanoma or skin cancer or have been a caregiver to someone with melanoma or skin cancer, you can offer hope and support to others. We provide extensive training and ongoing support for all of our volunteers. Click here to learn more about his opportunity.
For any additional questions contact our patient care specialist today. Email support@melanomacanada.ca or call 1.877.560.8035
Find a Dermatologist Near You
Access to a list of rapid access clinics, mole mapping clinics and other skin cancer specialists across Canada. Additional resources from the Canadian Dermatology Association are provided.
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