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

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

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.

Fear of Recurrence Teleconference - September 17, 2008

Annual Melanoma Symposium - Irvine CA, Oct. 11

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Low prevalence of cdkn2a arf mutations among early-onset cancers of breast, pancreas and malignant melanoma in poland.

Oncogenic brafv600e inhibits bim expression to promote melanoma cell survival

Phase ii trial of imatinib mesylate in patients with metastatic melanoma

Angiostatic activity of obtustatin as [alpha]1[beta]1 integrin inhibitor in experimental melanoma growth

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