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September 27, 2010

The New York Times Publishes MRF Letter to the Edi...

The MRF submitted a letter to the editor in response to a recent article in The New York Times, “When Testing a Drug Means Withholding It.”  The article fo...

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September 13, 2010

MRF Scientific Advisor Examines Indoor Tanning

The New England Journal of Medicine recently published an article focused on indoor tanning, written by scientific advisor to the MRF and chair of the department of dermato...

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September 13, 2010

As Children Head Back to School, Parents are Remin...

Contact: Berna Diehl Jones Public Affairs (202) 591-4045 Berna@JonesPA.com HILLSBOROUGH, N.J.—As summertime comes to a close, many families have left behind long, hot...

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August 25, 2010

New Advances in Melanoma Therapies Offer Hope for ...

USA TODAY and NBC News report on results from a study highlighting a promising new therapy for metastatic melanoma.  The new research, published in the New England Jou...

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August 20, 2010

Investigational Drug for Advanced Melanoma Receive...

Earlier this week, pharmaceutical company Bristol-Myers Squibb announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted a priority review for Ipilimumab, an i...

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August 17, 2010

Is a Cure in Sight?

HILLSBOROUGH, N.J.—The recent debut of “The Big C” on Showtime has placed some of Hollywood’s spotlight on melanoma, the deadliest form of skin canc...

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August 16, 2010

New Grants Available for Medical Students

The Melanoma Research Foundation is proud to announce new research funding opportunities for medical students.  Approximately five research grants will be awarded, all...

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August 4, 2010

MRF Partners with UVSunSense™

The Melanoma Research Foundation (MRF) has partnered with UVSunSense™ to promote sun safety.   The UVSunSense™ wristband has a special coating&nb...

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July 7, 2010

MRF Launches Public Service Announcement to Raise ...

The Melanoma Research Foundation recently launched a public service announcement (PSA) to support efforts to find a cure for melanoma. The PSA features MaryAnn, who be...

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June 30, 2010

New Tan Tax Spotlights Connection Between Tanning ...

-Tan tax in health care legislation begins July 1-  HILLSBOROUGH, N.J.—July 1 marks the beginning of a new 10 percent federal tax instituted on indoor tanning se...

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June 18, 2010

Interview with Melanoma Expert

Dr. Lynn Schuchter, chief of hematology/oncology at the University of Pennsylvania Abramson Cancer Center and co-chair of the MRF’s scientific advisory committee, spo...

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June 16, 2010

Addiction and Tanning

Dr. David E. Fisher, M.D., Ph.D., a member of the Melanoma Research Foundation’s scientific advisory committee and chairman of dermatology at Massachusetts General Ho...

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