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Raheem Mostert Gets Naked for Melanoma Awareness Month

April 30, 2024

Decorated Running Back for the Miami Dolphins, Melanoma Supporter and Advocate Joins the Melanoma Research Foundation’s #GetNaked Campaign to Promote Melanoma Prevention and Early Detection   WASHINGTON, DC (May 1, 2024) – The Melanoma Research Foundat …



#GetNaked: Raheem Mostert

April 30, 2024

Guest blog post by Raheem Mostert, Running Back for the Miami Dolphins, melanoma supporter and advocate & 2024 #GetNaked Spokesperson:  “HE WAS MORE THAN A COACH…  I met Coach Chop on my first day of Pop Warner football, I was 6 maybe 7 years old.  …



MRF Board Welcomes Giulia Newton

April 30, 2024

In April, the Board of Directors appointed Giulia Newton, Stage IV cutaneous melanoma survivor and longtime melanoma advocate, to the MRF Board. Giulia recently retired after a 30 year career in the medical device industry with multinational healthcare …



Research Creates Hope and Hope Changes Everything

April 30, 2024

This month, we were pleased to announce the funding of two pilot research grants that were funded through the MRF’s Breakthrough Consortium (MRFBC). The MRFBC is a national network of 23 centers of excellence in melanoma that collaborate to accelerate …



May is Brain Tumor Awareness Month 

April 29, 2024

  Melanoma cells are one of the most common cancers that can migrate to the brain, creating a new challenge for patients after their initial round of cancer treatment. While the risk of brain metastases may be explained to new cancer patients duri …