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FEATURED | May 1, 2025

Why I’m Getting Naked for Skin Health 

Guest blog post by Ian Michael Crumm, Celebrity Esthetician, Podcast Host, Key Opinion Leader, Melanoma Advocate and 2025 #GetNaked Spokesperson: Some moments stick with yo...

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May 7, 2021

Melanoma Awareness Month: A Doctor’s Perspec...

Guest blog from Dr. Amy Wechsler, board-certified dermatologist and psychiatrist: When I was asked to write this blog post for the Melanoma Research Foundation (MRF) abo...

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May 7, 2021

Melanoma Awareness Month: The Evolution of Sun Saf...

Guest blog from Rebecca Dreman, Miss America 1974 and stage IV melanoma survivor:  I have had a front row seat watching the evolution of sun safety among young women. When...

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May 7, 2021

Melanoma Awareness Month: A Mother and Daughter...

Guest blog from Rachael Payne, a stage IIIb melanoma survivor and mother of Delilah-Anne, a spitzoid melanoma survivor:  My name is Rachael and I am 36 years old. I have t...

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May 3, 2021

Melanoma Awareness Month – A Caregiver’...

Guest blog from Melissa Beisel, mother of Cassie Beisel who is the MRF’s Senior Advocacy Officer and the 2021 #GetNaked spokeswoman: “Worry never robs tomorrow of i...

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May 3, 2021

#GetNaked: MRF Staff Has Skin in the Game

Just when my life was taking off, I had to hand it over to an oncologist. My name is Cassie and I am the Senior Advocacy Officer at ...

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April 30, 2021

Melanoma Research Foundation Awarded GuideStar Pla...

The Melanoma Research Foundation (MRF), the largest independent organization devoted to melanoma, has earned a Platinum Seal of Transparency, the highest level of recogniti...

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April 16, 2021

In Memory of Christopher Charles Duffield

Guest blog from Chris Duffield’s best friend Mark and his support dog Ben: Christopher, known as Chris, was a friend, son and brother of the best kind. He always had ...

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March 24, 2021

MRF 25th Anniversary: Managing Immunotherapy-Relat...

For our 25th anniversary, we share a guest blog from Douglas B. Johnson, MD, MSCI, from Vanderbilt Medical Center and recipient of a research grant provided by the MRF/MRF ...

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February 26, 2021

#EyeGetDilated: Alton Pace in Memory of Daryl Pace

Guest blog from Alton Pace in memory of his half-sister Daryl who passed away from ocular melanoma: “Take care of your eyeballs!” This is what my sister Daryl would oft...

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February 26, 2021

A Focus on Rare Melanoma Subtypes

Guest blog post from Mark Weinzierl, MRF board member and ocular melanoma survivor: My name is Mark Weinzierl and I am currently a board member of the Melanoma Research Fou...

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February 26, 2021

#OutOfTheShadows: Eileen Walther

Guest blog post from Eileen Walther, a mucosal melanoma survivor and avid beekeeper:  Early on, I knew I’d have choices to make. I get to pick how I want to live my ...

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February 26, 2021

MRF 25th Anniversary: Improving Melanoma Screening...

For our 25th anniversary, we share a guest blog from Samantha Black, an MD Candidate from UT Southwestern Medical School and an MRF grant recipient, on her grant entitled ...

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May 20, 2025

Ask the Expert: Understanding Melanoma: Risk Factors, Screening Data and Sun Safety Best Practices

May 10, 2025

The Ohio State University Patient and Caregiver Symposium

May 30, 2025 - Jun 03, 2025

ASCO

Oct 25, 2025

CURE OM Global Science Meeting

May 17, 2025

Mayo Clinic Patient and Caregiver Symposium

May 03, 2025

Mela-No-More Golf Tournament

May 10, 2025

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