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Jason Chambers Headlines the Melanoma Research Fou...

Superyacht Captain, TV Personality, Melanoma Patient and Advocate Poised to Emcee Event Honoring the Melanoma Community  New York City, NY (September 11, 2025) – The...

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August 29, 2014

FDA Approves Pembrolizumab for Advanced Melanoma

Statement from Tim Turnham, Executive Director, Melanoma Research Foundation   Today the FDA approved Keytruda (pembrolizumab), a new treatment for advanced melan...

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Blogs |
August 28, 2014

The MRF Announces 2014 Research Grant Recipients

The MRF is pleased to announce its 2014 melanoma research grant awardees!

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August 27, 2014

Senate Request for Comments RE: the Sunscreen Inno...

The Senate is seeking public comments regarding the Sunscreen Innovation Act. Comments are due by COB Friday, August 29th, 2014.

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Melanoma News |
July 31, 2014

It Takes a Village – the Surgeon GeneralR...

Your voice is needed now more than ever before.

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Blogs |
July 30, 2014

USA Today: “Surgeon general: Stop tanning an...

USA Today reporter Kim Painter wrote about the Surgeon General's Call to Action to Prevent Skin Cancer. In her article, titled "Surgeon General: Stop tanning and s...

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July 29, 2014

AP: “Generation of Tanners See Spike in Dead...

Associated Press reporter Anne Flaherty summarized the recent Call to Action to Prevent Skin Cancer, issued by Surgeon General Boris Lushniak in her article titled. The MRF...

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July 29, 2014

MRF Applauds Surgeon General’s Call to Actio...

The Surgeon General issued a Call to Action regarding skin cancer prevention efforts, recognizing the need for effective action in decreasing the rates of melanoma.

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Blogs |
July 28, 2014

House of Reps. Swiftly Approves Sunscreen Innovati...

The Melanoma Research Foundation Applauds the House of Representatives for Swift Approval of Sunscreen Innovation Act Act Will Expedite FDA Review of New Sunscreen Filters,...

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July 17, 2014

Senate Appropriations Committee Increases Funding ...

The Senate Appropriations Committee approved their fiscal year 2015 Defense Appropriations bill which includes $50 million for the Department of Defense’s (DoD) Peer ...

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Blogs |
July 17, 2014

Guest Post: Justin Beiber & the Big Bang Theo...

Justin Beiber may be saving lives with his hairdo.   I never thought I’d ever type those words but there might be something to that statement. According to this ...

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Melanoma News |
July 15, 2014

One Step Closer to the Next Generation of Sunscree...

We are extremely pleased to announce that the House Energy and Commerce Committee has approved the Sunscreen Innovation Act, H.R. 4250. This is an important step towar...

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Blogs |
July 11, 2014

Ask Your Members of Congress to Support the Sunscr...

Senator Jack Reed (D-RI), Senator Johnny Isakson (R-GA), Congressman Ed Whitfield (R-KY) and Congressman John Dingell (D-MI) recently introduced the Sunscreen Innovation Ac...

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