Skip to content
Press Release
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...

5 Minute Read
Blogs |
February 21, 2012

EU Approves Zelboraf

The MRF is delighted to learn that Zelboraf (vemurafenib) has been approved in the European Union for the treatment of adult patients with BRAF V600 mutation-positive metas...

1 Minute Read
Blogs |
February 14, 2012

Mom & Pop’s Selling Cancer

  The recent Congressional report on the way tanning salons market to teenagers is disturbing on a number of levels, though not particularly surprising.  This is,...

2 Minute Read
Blogs |
February 8, 2012

Fighting Dirty

I read the report from Congress’ House Energy and Commerce Committee with great interest.  They used interns to call 300 tanning salons—at least 3 in each ...

3 Minute Read
Blogs |
February 1, 2012

Statement from Timothy Turnham, Executive Director...

For Immediate Release: February 1, 2012   Contact: Berna Diehl Jones Public Affairs (202) 591-4045 Berna@jpa.com   Statement from Timothy Turnham, Executive Direc...

4 Minute Read
Blogs |
January 13, 2012

New Awareness Videos Share the Message about Melan...

The Melanoma Research Foundation was excited to learn that members of the Western University of Health Sciences Dermatology Interest Group Association recently created two ...

1 Minute Read
Blogs |
January 9, 2012

The Question

  I have been around hospitals, doctors, and life-threatening illnesses for a large portion of my life, so I was recently taken aback to learn that something I had hea...

3 Minute Read
Blogs |
December 27, 2011

Gifts and Giving

  A close relative is a two-time cancer survivor.  He was diagnosed with lymphoma, a form of cancer that is notorious for recurrence.  Fortunately the doctor...

3 Minute Read
Blogs |
December 19, 2011

Holiday Spirit

  The holidays can be challenging in many ways, and particularly when the previous year has brought the death of a loved one.  Often, when someone dies of melanom...

3 Minute Read
Blogs |
December 6, 2011

Public Servants

  Newscasters tell us that the approval rating for the US Congress is at an all-time low—under 10%.  We hear a lot about a “do-nothing” Congress...

2 Minute Read
Melanoma News |
November 22, 2011

Taking a Chance on Hope

His wife died of melanoma a few months ago and he was talking about hope. I can’t claim to have known her well, but in my own encounters with her and by all accounts,...

3 Minute Read
Blogs |
November 8, 2011

Washington, D.C. Melanoma Patient Community Celebr...

For Immediate Release: November 8, 2011 Contact: Jenni Glenn   Brooke Gilchrist              &nbs...

5 Minute Read
Blogs |
October 31, 2011

New Initiative Focuses on Ocular Melanoma

For Immediate Release:  October 31, 2011 Contact:         Berna Diehl          &nb...

6 Minute Read

Jun 13, 2026 MT

Denver Miles for Melanoma 5K

Jul 19, 2026 CT

Chicago Miles for Melanoma 5K

Jul 30, 2026 ET

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

Aug 02, 2026 ET

Cleveland Miles for Melanoma 5K

Aug 22, 2026 ET

Philadelphia Miles for Melanoma 5K

Aug 30, 2026 CT

Twin Cities Miles for Melanoma 5K

Aug 30, 2026 PT

San Francisco Miles for Melanoma 5K

Explore Events