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The Melanoma Research Foundation Announces Rebrand...

Washington, DC (January 27, 2025) – The Melanoma Research Foundation (MRF), the largest independent organization devoted to melanoma, is excited to announce the official ...

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Blogs |
December 22, 2021

25th Anniversary: A Mouse Model in BRAF-induced Me...

Guest blog post by Martin McMahon, PhD, Senior Director of Preclinical Research, Principal Investigator at Huntsman Cancer Institute. Dr. McMahon received the Diana Ashby S...

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Blogs |
November 29, 2021

#EyeGetDilated: A Vision Saving, Life Saving Exam

Guest blog post by Richard K. Lodwick, OD: As I explain to most every patient, the view into the eye is a direct view into the body. Within the eye we have access to nerves...

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Blogs |
November 16, 2021

#EyeGetDilated: It Just Might Save Your Life

Guest blog post by ocular melanoma patient and advocate Karen Kaludov: When I was in college, a doctor told me my goal was to not get skin cancer before I was 40. The docto...

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Blogs |
November 8, 2021

#EyeGetDilated: Each Day Together is Precious

Guest blog post by ocular melanoma survivor and advocate Sara Haven Rusch:  I got lucky. In 2016 I was 8 months pregnant. I went to a routine eye exam in order to�...

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Blogs |
November 2, 2021

The Melanoma Research Foundation to Acquire the Su...

Washington, DC (November 2) – The Melanoma Research Foundation, the largest independent organization devoted to melanoma, today announced that it will be acquiring the Ch...

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Blogs |
October 29, 2021

What’s Changed in Pediatric Melanoma Treatme...

Guest blog post by Vernon K. Sondak, MD (Department of Cutaneous Oncology, Moffitt Cancer Center), with Jane L. Messina, MD (Departments of Cutaneous Oncology and Anatomic ...

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Blogs |
September 29, 2021

Celebrating Sunburn-Free Summers

Guest blog post by Elena Hawryluk, MD, PhD, pediatric dermatologist at Boston Children’s Hospital and member of the MRF’s Pediatric Melanoma Scientific Steering...

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Blogs |
September 28, 2021

What’s New in Pediatric Melanoma?

Guest blog post by Vernon K. Sondak, MD (Department of Cutaneous Oncology, Moffitt Cancer Center), with Jane L. Messina, MD (Departments of Cutaneous Oncology and Anatomic ...

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Blogs |
September 24, 2021

Melanoma Research Foundation Welcomes Andy Cohen A...

NEW YORK, NY – The Melanoma Research Foundation (MRF) will host the 20th Annual NYC Gala on Thursday, October 14 at Cipriani Broadway. In celebration of the MRF’s 2...

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Blogs |
September 9, 2021

Pediatric Melanoma Awareness: Millie’s Story

For our Pediatric Melanoma Awareness campaign we share Millie’s story who was diagnosed with spitzoid melanoma before she turned five:  The words “your child h...

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Blogs |
September 7, 2021

Pediatric Melanoma Awareness: Keasy’s Story

For our Pediatric Melanoma Awareness campaign, we share a story from 3-year-old Keasy who was diagnosed with pediatric melanoma in December of 2020: Hi, I’...

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Melanoma News |
August 30, 2021

MRF’s 25th Anniversary: Learning More about ...

For our 25th anniversary, we share a guest blog from Vito Rebecca, PhD from Johns Hopkins University Bloomberg School of Public Health: As a scientist, a translational rese...

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Feb 09, 2025

Miles for Melanoma Miami, FL

Feb 21, 2025 - Feb 23, 2025

Pediatric Melanoma Family Retreat Weekend

Feb 09, 2025

Miles for Melanoma Miami, FL

Feb 21, 2025 - Feb 23, 2025

Pediatric Melanoma Family Retreat Weekend

Mar 02, 2025 - Mar 04, 2025

2025 Advocacy Days

Apr 05, 2025

Fred Hutch Cancer Center Patient Symposium

Apr 07, 2025

UNC Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center Patient Symposium

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