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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 2, 2017

Update on the CURE OM Patient Registry

“As a patient with choroidal melanoma with metastasis to liver, lymph node and brain, I want to share as much information as possible with other patients, researchers...

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May 8, 2017

In Faith’s Words: Connecting with the OM Com...

My name is Faith Hauss and in February of 2015 I was diagnosed with ocular melanoma in my left eye at the age of 42. As compared to other forms of cancer, and even the more...

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May 1, 2017

Melanoma Awareness Month and a New Look for the M...

Dear Friends, Today marks the beginning of Melanoma Awareness Month, a time for our community to come together to educate others and support melanoma survivors and patients...

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April 20, 2017

MRF Statement on Sunscreen in Schools

Statement from the Melanoma Research Foundation Earlier this week, NBC’s Today Show ran an important story about the use of sunscreen in schools and the difficulty many p...

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April 19, 2017

Take Action: Students Need Sunscreen at School

Yesterday, both the Today Show and NBC Nightly News broadcast stories about a disturbing prohibition of sunscreen in schools and the difficulty many parents have in ensurin...

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April 5, 2017

#GetNaked in Times Square!

We are excited to announce that the MRF’s #GetNaked campaign for melanoma early detection is now being shared in one of the busiest locations in the world – Tim...

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March 21, 2017

Take Action: Stop the NIH Budget Cuts

The newly proposed federal budget would cut $5.8 billion from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) budget in fiscal year (FY) 2018, which would be a crippling blow ...

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March 8, 2017

In Melissa’s Words: Why I Support the MRF

There are four words that no one can prepare you for in life. When I was 31 years old I found a small lump on the left side of my neck. Two doctors and many friends and fam...

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January 27, 2017

In J.B.’s Words: A Face of Mucosal Melanoma

J.B. Ward is one of the 1% of melanoma patients with mucosal melanoma. She and the MRF have partnered to raise money for an educational video of mucosal melanoma patients t...

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December 14, 2016

Resolving to Fight Melanoma: Loree’s Year-En...

I want to give generously to working toward an end to malignant melanoma because, I believe, getting a handle on this most rapidly mutating form of cancer is going to unloc...

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November 22, 2016

Support CURE OM with DIFF & Joelle Fletcher

The MRF’s CURE OM initiative is proud to announce a partnership with DIFF Charitable Eyewear and former star of The Bachelorette, Joelle "JoJo" Fletcher, th...

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Press Release |
October 20, 2016

In Wayne’s Words: Advocating as a Team

I’m Wayne Conners, and my wife Missy Rand and I live in the Washington DC area, where we both work in the not-for-profit arena. Both of us believe in the value of vol...

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May 10, 2025

The Ohio State University Patient and Caregiver Symposium

May 10, 2025

Stay Out of the Sun Run

May 10, 2025

Miles for Melanoma New England, MA

May 17, 2025

Mayo Clinic Patient and Caregiver Symposium

May 17, 2025

Melanoma Clinic Walk

May 20, 2025

Ask the Expert: Understanding Melanoma: Risk Factors, Screening Data and Sun Safety Best Practices

May 30, 2025 - Jun 03, 2025

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