How YES-CAN! Can Help Kids Learn About Sun Safety
June 22, 2021Guest 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 has our knowledge of how to prevent it. 100 years ago, we didn’t know that wearing …
Funding Opportunities for the FY21 Melanoma Research Program Open for Applications
May 14, 2021May 14, 2021 – The MRF is pleased to announce that the Congressionally Directed Medical Research Program’s Melanoma Research Program is now accepting pre-applications for the following awards – Idea Award, Melanoma Academy Leadership Award, Melanoma Ac …
Melanoma Awareness Month: Eva’s Story on Learning to Love her Skin
May 14, 2021Guest blog from Eva Cook, a melanoma survivor who shares her struggles of trying to live up to beauty standards at a young age and learning to love the skin she’s in: Growing up in the south, there is no shortage of hot summers and time spent in the sc …
Melanoma Awareness Month: A Doctor’s Perspective
May 7, 2021Guest blog from Dr. Amy Wechsler, board-certified dermatologist and psychiatrist: When I was asked to write this blog post for the Melanoma Research Foundation (MRF) about melanoma, my aim was to raise awareness and focus on prevention. As a dermatolog …
Melanoma Awareness Month: The Evolution of Sun Safety Among Young Women
May 7, 2021Guest blog from Rebecca Dreman, Miss America 1974 and stage IV melanoma survivor: I have had a front row seat watching the evolution of sun safety among young women. When I was a contestant in the Miss America pageant, glowing, tan skin was the norm w …
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