Washington, D.C.— The Melanoma Research Foundation (MRF) today announced that actor and comedian Kevin Nealon will join the organization in hosting its first i...

  The MRF is hosting a briefing on Capitol Hill on June 27 to discuss the factors behind the alarming increases in melanoma rates in the U.S. population, particularly ...

Being a triathlete is something of a movement these days.  It follows in the wake of several years’ fascination with running marathons, but takes it a step furth...

I spent the day last week in a meeting with doctors and researchers who gathered to discuss ocular melanoma, or melanoma of the eye.  It was the first bi-annual scient...

On May 10, the MRF commended United States Representative Brian Bilbray from California's 50th Congressional District on his introduction of the Melanoma Research Act o...

Statement from Timothy Turnham, Executive Director, Melanoma Research Foundation Regarding U.S. Preventive Services Task Force Recommendations on Preventing Skin Cancer For...

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Nobody has ever accused me of being at a loss for words. Ever. But I got awfully close to speechless when I saw the story of a New Jersey mom arrested for putting her daugh...

  In a reversal of what has become something of a national trend, the Idaho State Senate rejected a bill passed by the House that would have prohibited children under ...

  The online community for melanoma patients has been abuzz today about a report by Brian Williams on a patient who had a remarkable experience with melanoma. She was ...

The MRF is delighted to learn that Zelboraf (vemurafenib) has been approved in the European Union for the treatment of adult patients with BRAF V600 mutation-positive metas...