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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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Blogs |
July 28, 2021

MRF Funding Advances Mucosal Melanoma Research

Guest blog post by Florian Karreth, PhD, a 2018 Career Development Award recipient from Moffitt Cancer Center: In 2018, my laboratory at the Moffitt Cancer Center received ...

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Blogs |
July 22, 2021

How His Father’s Battle with OM Changed Jose...

Guest blog from Joseph Boyle, CURE OM advocate whose father passed away from OM in 2016: Hello, my name is Joseph Boyle. My relationship to OM isn’t necessarily a positiv...

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July 9, 2021

Report: Decline in Melanoma Deaths Leads an Overal...

July 9 – A rapid decline in deaths from lung cancer and melanoma led an overall drop in cancer mortality in men and women across all racial and ethnic groups in the U...

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Blogs |
July 9, 2021

Caregiver Perspective on an Ocular Melanoma Diagno...

Guest blog from Paul Zubeck, caregiver to his wife Lindsay who has ocular melanoma:  I became a caregiver in March of 2017 when my wife, Lindsay, was diagnosed with ocular...

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June 22, 2021

How YES-CAN! Can Help Kids Learn About Sun Safety

Guest blog from Lori Crane, PhD, MPH, a 2016 MRF Donor Directed Award from the University of Colorado, Denver:  As melanoma rates have soared over the past 100 years, so ...

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June 18, 2021

An Eye-Opening Experience Through a Metastatic Mel...

Guest blog from Kyle Lewis, a stage IV metastatic melanoma survivor:  Clank. Clank. Clank thud. Whoosh. Dang – my range is off. Clank. Whoosh. Whoosh. Ouch. I better ...

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June 11, 2021

Carla Tressell’s Journey with Ocular Melanom...

Guest blog from Carla Tressell who started her journey with OM in 2004:  My name is Carla Tressell and I live with my husband, Jim, and our dog, Axle, in Arvada, CO. My jo...

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Press Release |
May 21, 2021

Melanoma Awareness Month: In Memory of Jim Marks

Guest blog from Sibby Dawson, daughter of Jim Marks who passed away from stage IV melanoma in 2018: My father, Jim Marks, was first diagnosed with stage IV melanoma in Janu...

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Press Release |
May 21, 2021

Melanoma Awareness Month: Spreading the Message of...

Guest blog from Mary Forni, in memory of her husband James who passed away from melanoma in 2015:  James was originally diagnosed with melanoma in April of 2007 after a ...

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Blogs |
May 21, 2021

Melanoma Awareness Month: A Daughter’s Viewp...

Guest blog from Kristin Wlezien, daughter of a stage III melanoma survivor: It has been almost five years since my mother was diagnosed with stage III melanoma. Five day...

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May 19, 2021

MRF’s 25th Anniversary: The Impact of Resear...

In honor of Melanoma Awareness Month, we pair a young investigator’s recently funded innovative research with her mentor’s witness of the impact of research on improvin...

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Feb 08, 2026 ET

Miami Miles for Melanoma 5K

Feb 22, 2026 ET

Orange County Miles for Melanoma 5K

Mar 01, 2026 ET - Mar 03, 2026

2026 Advocacy Days

Apr 17, 2026 ET - Apr 19, 2026

2026 Eyes on a Cure: Ocular Melanoma Patient & Caregiver Symposium

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