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To support medical RESEARCH for finding effective treatments and eventually a cure for melanoma.

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To EDUCATE patients and physicians about the prevention, diagnosis and treatment of melanoma.

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To act as an ADVOCATE for the melanoma community to raise the awareness of this disease and the need for a cure.

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Welcome to the Melanoma Research Foundation (MRF).
Pathways to a cure.

The largest private, national organization devoted to melanoma.
If you are a patient or caregiver:
  • Find Melanoma Patient Information Pages, “MPIP”
  • Understand your diagnosis.  
  • Find a clinical trial, doctor, hospital, or symposium
  • Enter a chat room, read our bulletin board.
    If you want to know how to: 
  • Prevent melanoma and other skin cancers.
  • Detect potential melanomas and other skin cancers.
  • If you are seeking a grant for your research project. 
  • Learn about the criteria for receiving a grant. 
  • Submit an application
  • Check on the status of your application.
    If you want to:
  • Review MRF research projects recipients.
    If you want to: 
  • Donate to support the MRF.
  • Get our latest financial report.
  • Purchase gifts & awareness items.
  • Stay at Home Dinner Fundraiser

    Press Release: FDA Considers Update for Tanning Bed Labels

    Melanoma Added to Cancers Funded by Department of Defense Research Dollars

    Educational Teleconference - Cancer Care: New Advances in Treatment - January 21, 2009

    1st Annual Wings of Hope for Melanoma-San Francisco. May 14, 2009

    Educational Teleconference: Fear of Recurrence Teleconference Replay of September 17, 2008

    Educational Programs

    MRF Press Room

    The role of observation in the management of atypical nevi.

    Cd146 expression is associated with a poor prognosis in human breast tumors and with enhanced motility in breast cancer cell lines

    Inducible expression of human angiostatin by aoxi promoter in p. pastoris using high-density cell culture.

    Malignant melanoma - cutaneous metastases

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