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Advocacy Days 2025

Join melanoma patients, caregivers, supporters and advocates on March 2-4, 2025 in Washington, DC!

 

 

 

 
 
 
Research

Congrats to our EIA/CDA Grant Recipients!

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Cutaneous Melanoma Patient Guide Stages 0-1

Check out the new guide for patients who were diagnosed with cutaneous melanoma stage 0-1!

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Miles for Melanoma

Miles for Melanoma

Join a Miles for Melanoma 5k!

Join melanoma patients, survivors, caregivers and supporters in cities across the US to walk, run and raise life-saving funds for melanoma research. Find a run/walk near you and register your team today!

Join Us In Our Mission To Cure Melanoma

The MRF’s mission is to eradicate melanoma by accelerating medical RESEARCH
while EDUCATING to and ADVOCATING for the melanoma community.

Melanoma is the deadliest form of skin cancer.

Melanoma claims the lives of over 8,290 Americans every year.

Melanoma is the leading cause of cancer death in young women ages 25 – 30 and the second leading cause of cancer death in women ages 30-35.

9 out of 10 cases are considered to be preventable.

Funding Melanoma Research

Funding from The MRF has resulted in:

clinical trials

27 Clinical trials

collaborations

132 Grants with new collaborations

collaborations

276 Publications

presentations

591 Presentations

Recently Funded Research

Kelsey Montgomery (University of Alabama at Birmingham)

Surveillance and Survivorship in Sentinel Lymph Node Positive Melanoma

Urvashi Joshi (University of Pittsburgh)

Effects of Adjuvant Anti-PD1 on Atypical/Dysplastic Nevi

Afsaneh Amouzegar (University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center)

Metabolic Dependencies of Melanoma Brain Metastasis

Lilit Karapetyan, MD, MS (H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center & Research Institute, Inc)

CD40L-Augmented Tumor Infiltrating Lymphocyte Expansion from Core Biopsies

Kevin Nguyen (West Virginia University Research Corporation)

Predictors of Nodal Metastases in Pediatric Melanomas

Alexander Huang, MD (The Trustees of the University of Pennsylvania)

Pharmacodynamic Effect of Radvax on Microbiome-Specific T Cells

Latest News

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Guest Blog by Allison Dashow, an ocular melanoma survivor:  On June 1st, 2022, just weeks after graduating from my doctoral
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Advancing Ocular Melanoma Research Through the 13th Annual CURE OM Global Science Meeting  CURE OM catalyzed the OM research field
Cindy Blog Post
Guest Blog by Cindy Schulz, an ocular melanoma survivor: "Hello, my name is Cindy and in December 2002, my entire
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Guest Blog from Jon Davis, a metastatic ocular melanoma survivor: "I'd never heard of "eye cancer" as a thing until
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Optimize Your Treatment

Although the MRF cannot recommend a specific doctor, clinic or clinical trial, the Melanoma Treatment Center Finder and Clinical Trial Finder will help you find an experienced melanoma treatment team, as well as give you the opportunity to explore clinical trials. Did you know that clinical trials are often viewed as the best treatment option for Stage II, III and IV melanoma patients?

Please remember to use this information as a starting point in your search for a healthcare team that best meets your needs. All information regarding your treatment should be discussed with your healthcare professional.

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The MRF is committed to providing the most up-to-date education and support resources for melanoma patients and their loved ones.