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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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September 1, 2017

Apply for the Medical Student Research Award

The Melanoma Reserach Foundation (MRF) is now accepting applications for the 2018 Medical Student Research Award. The MRF has been awarding this research grant since 2011 a...

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August 3, 2017

FDA Expands Approval of Ipilimumab For Pediatric M...

Last week the United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) expanded approval of Yervoy (ipilimumab) to include pediatric patients ages 12 years and older with unresecta...

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August 2, 2017

Indoor Tanning Association Ends Operations

Statement from the Melanoma Research Foundation This week, the Indoor Tanning Association (ITA) announced that it will cease operations and dissolve the organization. For d...

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June 15, 2017

FY17 Peer Reviewed Cancer Research Program Announc...

The MRF is pleased to report that the Peer Reviewed Cancer Research Program (PRCRP) announcements—the Career Development Award, Idea Award with Special Focus, and the...

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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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Aug 23, 2025 ET

Philadelphia Miles for Melanoma 5K

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New York Miles for Melanoma 5K

Sep 18, 2025 ET

14th Annual Denver Gala

Sep 21, 2025 ET

New Jersey Miles for Melanoma 5K

Oct 04, 2025 ET

Seattle Miles for Melanoma 5K

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Los Angeles Miles for Melanoma 5K

Oct 16, 2025 ET

5th Annual #GetNakedJax

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