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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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December 19, 2017

Make a Difference with Wayne and the MRF

Guest blog post by melanoma survivor and MRF volunteer advocate, Wayne Conners: Much of the time, people begin their melanoma stories something like this: “In March 2...

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December 8, 2017

#EyeGetDilated: Alina Itkis

#EyeGetDilated because… I want to continue exploring the world with my mom. I know this statement may not exactly make sense, so let me explain.

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November 30, 2017

In J.B.’s Words: A Face of Mucosal Melanoma

J.B. Ward is one of the 1% of melanoma patients with mucosal melanoma. Together, J.B., the MRF and the mucosal melanoma community have launched a mucosal melanoma fundraisi...

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November 22, 2017

#EyeGetDilated: Deborah Smith

Guest blog post by OM survivor and #EyeGetDilated advocate, Deborah Smith: I am Deborah Smith from Georgia and I have a Class II choroidal melanoma tumor. My walk with canc...

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November 15, 2017

#EyeGetDilated: William Karp

Guest blog post by OM survivor and #EyeGetDilated advocate, William Karp: My OM journey began so quietly that I didn't know I was even on a journey. For a long time, I ...

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October 25, 2017

Near Life Experiences

Ocular melanoma survivor and 2017 MRF Courage Award recipient Aaron Davis on the importance of “near life experiences.”

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September 29, 2017

The MRF Welcomes CEO Elly Brtva

The Board of Directors of the Melanoma Research Foundation (MRF) is excited to announce that Eleanor (Elly) Brtva will assume the role of CEO of the Melanoma Research ...

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September 26, 2017

Congress Must Protect DoD Medical Research Funding

Since 1992, the Department of Defense Congressionally-Directed Medical Research Program (CDMRP) has transformed healthcare for service members and the American public ...

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September 1, 2017

Apply for the Medical Student Research Award

The Melanoma Reserach Foundation (MRF) is now accepting applications for the 2018 Medical Student Research Award. The MRF has been awarding this research grant since 2011 a...

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August 2, 2017

Indoor Tanning Association Ends Operations

Statement from the Melanoma Research Foundation This week, the Indoor Tanning Association (ITA) announced that it will cease operations and dissolve the organization. For d...

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June 15, 2017

FY17 Peer Reviewed Cancer Research Program Announc...

The MRF is pleased to report that the Peer Reviewed Cancer Research Program (PRCRP) announcements—the Career Development Award, Idea Award with Special Focus, and the...

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June 2, 2017

Update on the CURE OM Patient Registry

“As a patient with choroidal melanoma with metastasis to liver, lymph node and brain, I want to share as much information as possible with other patients, researchers...

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May 17, 2025 ET

Mayo Clinic Patient and Caregiver Symposium

May 17, 2025 ET

Melanoma Clinic Walk

May 20, 2025 ET

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

May 30, 2025 ET - Jun 03, 2025

ASCO

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Miles for Melanoma Denver, CO

Sep 18, 2025 ET

MRF Annual Gala – Denver

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MRF Signature Event – #GetNakedJax

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