https://melanoma.org Leading the melanoma community through research, education and advocacy Fri, 24 Jan 2025 15:42:30 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0.2 https://melanoma.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/cropped-MRF-Favicon-32x32.png https://melanoma.org 32 32 https://melanoma.org/news-press/melanoma-of-the-eye-caused-by-two-gene-mutations/ Fri, 06 Jun 2014 11:54:43 +0000 https://mrf.jpa.com/news_off_site/melanoma-of-the-eye-caused-by-two-gene-mutations/ Researchers at the University of California San Diego School of Medicine recently discovered a therapeutic target for treating ocular melanoma to potentially stop its growth. Read more about this recent discovery here.  

]]> https://melanoma.org/news-press/sunlamps-and-tanning-beds-get-fda-warning/ Wed, 04 Jun 2014 12:57:31 +0000 https://mrf.jpa.com/news_off_site/sunlamps-and-tanning-beds-get-fda-warning/ CNN.com wrote an article about the FDA's recent announcement to increase regulations on indoor tanning beds, including the new warning labels. The article quotes the MRF's Executive Director Tim Turnham. Read the article here.

]]> https://melanoma.org/news-press/govt-puts-new-age-restrictions-on-tanning-beds/ Thu, 29 May 2014 17:24:19 +0000 https://mrf.jpa.com/news_off_site/govt-puts-new-age-restrictions-on-tanning-beds/ Continued]]> On May 29, 2014, the FDA announced its approval to reclassify indoor tanning beds in an effort to reduce the rising rates of skin cancer linked to UV exposure. The MRF's Executive Director, Tim Turnham, is quoted in the Associated Press' article about the announcement, which was picked up by the Washington Post. Read the article here.

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