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The Melanoma Research Foundation to host the Fort Myers Miles for Melanoma 5K

December 5, 2024

Fort Myers, FL (December 5, 2024) – The Melanoma Research Foundation (MRF) is thrilled to announce the next event in its annual Miles for Melanoma nationwide 5K program, bringing together local melanoma patients, supporters, care partners and thrivers. …



A Four Month Odyssey – Etai David Gamliel

December 3, 2024

Etai David Gamliel  Metastatic Melanoma at Age 33: My Four Month Odyssey   Epigraph.  “Much is hidden from us, so much we simply don’t know. And the great and agonizing question of “why” remains the same great and impenetrable mystery that it has been …



Pediatric Patient SPOTlight: Sophie Ogden

December 3, 2024

Guest blog post by Pediatric Melanoma Patient, Sophie Ogden: “Hi, my name is Sophie Ogden, and I am 16 years old from Jessup, Georgia. It’s such an honor to be able to share my journey with melanoma. When I was 15 years old, I had a tiny mole on the ba …



Targeting NRAS Oncoproteins for the Treatment of Melanoma

November 25, 2024

Martin McMahon, PhD Cumming-Presidential Professor of Cancer Biology, Dept. of Dermatology & Huntsman Cancer Institute of the University of Utah The photo depicts a metal sculpture of a RAS oncoprotein  sculpted by Dr. Bryan Welm. The use of two me …



#EyeGetDilated: Ocular Melanoma Awareness – Allison Dashow

November 19, 2024

Guest Blog by Allison Dashow, an ocular melanoma survivor:  On June 1st, 2022, just weeks after graduating from my doctoral program in clinical psychology, I was diagnosed with Choroidal Melanoma. At the time, I had been experiencing intermittent, shoo …