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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 29, 2014

FDA Approves Increased Regulations Over Indoor Tan...

The MRF’s Executive Director, Tim Turnham makes a statement on the FDA’s decision to enforce stricter regulations on the use of indoor tanning beds.

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May 13, 2014

Guest Post: Early Detection Can Save Your Life

Stage IV melanoma survivor Jamie Goldfarb writes about the importance of early detection.

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May 5, 2014

Guest Post: No Such Thing as “Just a Volunte...

Our National Director of Volunteer Services, Mary Antonucci, writes: “We really couldn’t do the work we do without our dedicated volunteers. There isn’t a single ...

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April 30, 2014

The Melanoma Research Foundation Encourages You to...

The MRF announced the launch of its provocative new awareness campaign designed to prompt people to watch for potentially dangerous changes in moles on the skin.

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April 24, 2014

$25 Million Government Grant Program Available for...

The Department of Defense’s Peer Reviewed Cancer Research Program announces $25M in funding for rare cancer research, which includes melanoma.

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April 11, 2014

Update: Help Secure Millions of Dollars for Melano...

In March of 2014, 22 members of Congress supported an increase in funding dedicated to researching melanoma in the military.

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March 6, 2014

Your Action Needed: Help Secure Millions of Dollar...

With your help, we can increase federal funding for melanoma research.

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February 26, 2014

Mission vs. Business

I had coffee recently with a woman who has a family member with pediatric melanoma. “No one is doing anything about this,” she told me. No one has built a websi...

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February 21, 2014

The MRF Works with Congress to Secure $10 Million ...

Melanoma along with 11 other cancers are eligible to compete for $25 million in program funding.

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January 17, 2014

The MRF Partners with Cancer Commons to Launch Onl...

The Melanoma Research Foundation and Cancer Commons announce the launch of the Donate Your Data Program, an online patient registry to advance research for a cure.

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January 8, 2014

FDA Approves First Combination Therapy for Advance...

Today the FDA issued the first-ever approval of a drug combination for the treatment of melanoma.

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January 6, 2014

Guest Post: A Promise to My Daughter

Our Education Program Manager Shelby Moneer writes, “I’d always heard that ‘everything changes when you have a baby.’ While I expected that to be true, ...

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Jul 15, 2025 ET

Ask The Expert: Focusing on the Liver: Treatment Approaches in Metastatic Uveal Melanoma

Jul 20, 2025 ET

Miles for Melanoma Chicago, IL

Aug 03, 2025 ET

Miles for Melanoma Cleveland, OH

Aug 10, 2025 ET

Miles for Melanoma Twin Cities, MN

Aug 23, 2025 ET

Miles for Melanoma Philadelphia, PA

Sep 13, 2025 ET

Miles for Melanoma New York City, NY

Sep 18, 2025 ET

MRF Annual Gala – Denver

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