Guest blog post by Kelly Chromey, Jakob’s mother: Jakob loved pizza, pasta, burgers, video games, movies, sports, animals (more than people if I’m being honest)...

My name is Christine, but many people know me as Ceejay. I’m a stage IIIb melanoma survivor, and my journey with skin cancer has completely changed my life. My melan...

Guest blog post by Cheryl Stratos: “In 2009, I was diagnosed with Stage IV melanoma—at a time when there were little to no effective treatment options. It was a mom...

Guest blog post by Maryann Farrell: “After 16 years, why do we stay so committed to the Melanoma Research Foundation?  The answer is simple: we are carrying the torc...

Guest blog post by Megan King: “Eighteen years ago, I held my dad’s hand as he took his last breath. That day, in the early morning hours of August 7, surrounde...

Guest blog post by Jason Chambers, Superyacht Captain, Star of Bravo’s Below Deck Down Under, Melanoma Advocate and 2026 #GetNaked Spokesperson: “I’ve spen...

Blog post by Caroline Glavin, MRF Education Manager – Rare Melanoma Subtypes: The MRF’s 15th Annual 2026 Eyes on a Cure Ocular Melanoma Patient &...

Guest blog post by Jennifer Ruiz, Melanoma Thriver and Team Captain of Life is Sweet from our Los Angeles Miles for Melanoma 5K event: “In 2012, I was diagnosed with desm...

Guest blog post by Keith Murdock, melanoma advocate and MRF supporter: “Margaret, my wife, was diagnosed with stage 3 melanoma in 2005. What began as a “bothers...

Teresa Arredondo, a devoted wife, mother, grandmother and great-grandmother, has always been the undeniable heart of her family. Born and raised in Mexico, Teresa’s life ...

By David Perez, BA, Georgetown University School of Medicine and Rebecca I. Hartman, MD, MPH, Professor of Dermatology, Brigham and Women’s Hospital and Harvard Medical S...

At the age of thirty just a few weeks before my wedding I noticed that my vision was off. It looked like I was opening my eyes underwater when I looked out of my left eye! ...