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FEATURED | May 1, 2026

Jason Chambers Teams Up with the Melanoma Researc...

Superyacht Captain, Star of Bravo’s “Below Deck Down Under” and Melanoma Advocate Urges All to Embrace Healthy Sun-Safe Behaviors and #GetNaked…It May Save Your...

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Blogs |
April 24, 2014

$25 Million Government Grant Program Available for...

The Department of Defense’s Peer Reviewed Cancer Research Program announces $25M in funding for rare cancer research, which includes melanoma.

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Blogs |
April 11, 2014

Update: Help Secure Millions of Dollars for Melano...

In March of 2014, 22 members of Congress supported an increase in funding dedicated to researching melanoma in the military.

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April 9, 2014

Third Annual Miles for Melanoma 5K Run/Walk at Uni...

Register today for the MRF’s third annual Miles for Melanoma 5k Run/Walk, to be held at Universal Studios on May 4, 2014.

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Melanoma News |
March 31, 2014

Melanoma & Technology

Here at the MRF, we talk a lot about skin checks. The message is clear: if you see something that is different or changing, get it checked out.   Of course, it isn&rsq...

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Melanoma News |
March 14, 2014

The MRF and PASS Coalition Applaud Introduction of...

    Public Access to SunScreens (PASS) Coalition Applauds Introduction of the Sunscreen Innovation Act Reed-Isakson-Whitfield-Dingell Legislation Would Speed Up F...

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Blogs |
March 6, 2014

Your Action Needed: Help Secure Millions of Dollar...

With your help, we can increase federal funding for melanoma research.

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Blogs |
February 26, 2014

Mission vs. Business

I had coffee recently with a woman who has a family member with pediatric melanoma. “No one is doing anything about this,” she told me. No one has built a websi...

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Blogs |
February 21, 2014

The MRF Works with Congress to Secure $10 Million ...

Melanoma along with 11 other cancers are eligible to compete for $25 million in program funding.

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Press Release |
January 31, 2014

Guest Post: Running Against Melanoma

The MRF’s National Director of the Miles for Melanoma Program, Carolyn Edrington, shares her thoughts on charity running and the role it plays in making a difference ...

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Blogs |
January 17, 2014

The MRF Partners with Cancer Commons to Launch Onl...

The Melanoma Research Foundation and Cancer Commons announce the launch of the Donate Your Data Program, an online patient registry to advance research for a cure.

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Events |
January 16, 2014

The New York Times & Cancer Survival

The MRF’s Executive Director shares his thoughts on the recent controversy involving a New York Times’ editor and his criticism of breast cancer patient Lisa Ad...

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Melanoma News |
January 13, 2014

WUSA-TV Interview Regarding FDA Approval of First ...

On January 9, 2014, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved the first-ever combination therapy for the treatment of advanced melanoma. WUSA9 (Washington, D.C.'s...

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Ask the Expert: The Evolving Role of ctDNA in Melanoma Treatment and Surveillance

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