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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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June 13, 2024

Donor Spotlight: Dianna Lanpher

Guest Blog Post by the Lanpher Family: For over eighty-one years, the world was graced by the presence of Dianna Lynn Lanpher. Born on July 11, 1942, in Minot, North Dakota...

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June 11, 2024

Patient Story — Jamie Tomasko

Guest blog from Jamie Tomasko, a stage 4 metastatic melanoma survivor who shares his experience with TIL therapy: My name is Jamie Tomasko and my story began in 2012 with j...

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June 11, 2024

Why Research Matters with Lilit Karapetyan, MD, MS

Tumor infiltrating lymphocyte expansion from core biopsies The overall survival of patients with melanoma drastically improves with a type of treatment called immunotherapy...

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June 11, 2024

Why Research Matters with Lilit Karapetyan, MD, MS

Tumor infiltrating lymphocyte expansion from core biopsies The overall survival of patients with melanoma drastically improves with a type of treatment called immunotherapy...

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June 11, 2024

Patient Story – Jamie Tomasko

Guest blog from Jamie Tomasko, a stage 4 metastatic melanoma survivor who shares his experience with TIL therapy: My name is Jamie Tomasko and my story began in 2012 with j...

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May 29, 2024

Patty Pophal Shares Her Daughter’s Melanoma ...

Guest blog post by Patty Pophal, melanoma advocate and MRF supporter:  GRACE POPHAL IS A DAUGHTER, SISTER, FAMILY MEMBER, PARTNER, AND FRIEND. A LIFELONG COMPETITIVE SWIMM...

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May 23, 2024

Kyle Speller to return as Emcee for the 2024 Denve...

Denver, CO (May 23, 2024) – The Melanoma Research Foundation (MRF) is thrilled to announce that Kyle Speller will be returning to emcee the annual Miles for Melanoma ...

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May 23, 2024

A review of the 13th Annual Eyes on a Cure: Ocular...

Guest blog post from Ryann Daniels, MSSA, LISW our Education Program Coordinator, Rare Melanoma Subtypes as she recaps this year’s Eyes on a Cure: OM Patient & Ca...

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May 22, 2024

Kate Bennett Shares Her Melanoma Journey During Me...

Guest blog post by Kate Bennett; melanoma thriver and MRF supporter: “My melanoma story began in August of 2021 when my sister-in-law spotted a tiny black mole on my ...

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May 8, 2024

Shelley Belanger’s Journey with Mucosal Mela...

My name is Shelley, a 59-year-old resident of Ontario, Canada, where I live with my loving spouse and our cherished dog. I am a proud mother to two wonderful daughters, bot...

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May 8, 2024

Katie Doble’s Journey with Ocular Melanoma

TIL therapy has given my family and me next-level hope. At 31 years old, I received my first cancer diagnosis—primary uveal melanoma, meaning it was contained in my eyeba...

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May 6, 2024

Melanoma Awareness Month – Jessica Strange

Guest blog from Jessica Strange, Melanoma survivor who was first diagnosed in 2021: I was first diagnosed with Melanoma on March 24, 2021. I was 33 years old at the time, a...

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May 17, 2025 ET

Melanoma Clinic Walk

May 17, 2025 ET

Mayo Clinic Patient and Caregiver Symposium

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

Jun 14, 2025 ET

Miles for Melanoma Denver, CO

Jul 20, 2025 ET

Miles for Melanoma Chicago, IL

Aug 03, 2025 ET

Miles for Melanoma Cleveland, OH

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