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FEATURED | September 11, 2025

Jason Chambers Headlines the Melanoma Research Fou...

Superyacht Captain, TV Personality, Melanoma Patient and Advocate Poised to Emcee Event Honoring the Melanoma Community  New York City, NY (September 11, 2025) – The...

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November 19, 2018

#EyeGetDilated for Families Affected by OM

Guest blog post by CURE OM community member Joseph Boyle: Hello, my name is Joseph Boyle. My relationship to ocular melanoma (OM) isn’t necessarily a positive one, but th...

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November 15, 2018

#EyeGetDilated: Be Smart. Beat It.

Guest blog post by Carol L. Shields, MD: Ocular melanoma is a serious disease. This malignancy can be life-threatening. It tends to occur in middle-aged, Caucasian people, ...

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November 13, 2018

Days Like Today Are Why I Support the MRF

Guest blog post by MRF Board of Directors member, Doug Brodman: On November 13th, 2018, I celebrated 3 years since hearing the words I wasn’t quite sure I’d eve...

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November 9, 2018

#EyeGetDilated: Every Day is a Gift

Guest blog post by OM survivor and advocate, Ashley McCrary: In July 2012, I was diagnosed with a ciliary body melanoma while living in Memphis, TN. My friend noticed a spo...

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November 5, 2018

#EyeGetDilated to Cancel Cancer

Guest blog post by CURE OM advocate, Carrie Rubin: “Cancer.” Cancer is a word that scares anyone that hears it – either because they have it or a loved one has it. I ...

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October 10, 2018

Guest Blog: Nikki’s Concert for a Cure

Guest blog post by Chrissy Sorrells. In October of 2012, my little sister, Nikki, was diagnosed with stage IV metastatic melanoma and our lives were forever changed. This i...

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October 1, 2018

The MRF Congratulates 2018 Nobel Prize Recipients

The Melanoma Research Foundation (MRF) extends its sincerest congratulations to James P. Allison, Ph.D. and Tasuku Honjo, MD, Ph.D, whose groundbreaking work in cancer immu...

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September 27, 2018

It Takes a Village: the Mark Samitt 5k Run

Guest blog post by Gayle Samitt: My late husband, Mark Samitt, was a beloved family man, devoted friend, runner and successful business professional who died at age 52 in M...

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September 20, 2018

MRF & MRA Commend Congress for $10 Million Me...

WASHINGTON, DC – The Melanoma Research Alliance (MRA) and the Melanoma Research Foundation (MRF) commend the House and Senate Appropriations Committees for including ...

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September 14, 2018

Stop the Tanning Tax Repeal

Contact your lawmakers today! URGENT: The United States House of Representatives is currently considering a bill called the Save American Workers Act H.R. 3798. Included in...

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August 24, 2018

Act Now! Congress Proposes $10 Million for Melanom...

The Melanoma Research Foundation (MRF) needs you right now! After more than a decade of advocacy by the MRF and supporters like you we are days away from securing $10 milli...

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August 13, 2018

Guest Blog: My Melanoma Experience

My Melanoma Experience By David H. Marx • ADVOCATE • THE PERFECT NIGHT • MY MELANOMA STORY BEGINS • JOURNEY • DIAGNOSIS • GAME PLAN • HOM...

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Oct 16, 2025 ET

Ask the Expert: Mucosal Melanoma – Current and Emerging Treatments, Research and Patient Perspectives

Oct 16, 2025 ET

5th Annual #GetNakedJax

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San Diego Miles for Melanoma 5K

Oct 25, 2025 ET

CURE OM Global Science Meeting

Oct 30, 2025 ET

Ask The Expert: Minimal Residual Disease Testing in Melanoma Management

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24th Annual New York Gala

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Atlanta Miles for Melanoma 5K

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