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- EIN 76-0514428
- (800) 673-1290
- 1420 K Street Nw 7th Floor Washington DC 20005-2500 USA
- www.melanoma.org
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Nonprofit Overview
Mission: The melanoma research foundation (mrf)supports medical research for finding effective treatments and eventually a cure for melanoma; educates patients and physicians about diagnosis and treatment of melanoma; and acts as an advocate for the melanoma community to raise the awareness of this cancer.
Programs: Research - to fund melanoma research and support doctors and researchers who are working to find a cure for this deadly skin cancer. Currently, mrf funds first and second-year career development awards, first and second-year established investigator awards, and medical student awards in dermatology.
education - mrf believes that patients who are well-informed and well-supported live longer and better. Mrf provides live patient symposia led by melanoma experts, hosts the largest online community of melanoma patients in the world, offers a toll-free help line for patients and families, runs a state-of the-art clinical trials finder and provides a wide array of print and online educational materials.
advocacy - mrf is dedicated to raising awareness of melanoma with the goal of promoting both primary prevention and early detection. Working with a large and growing network of grassroots volunteers and high-profile strategic partners, mrf is actively engaged in combating the rising incidence of melanoma. In 2011, the mrf began raising awareness and funds for ocular melanoma through its cure om (the community united for research and education of ocular melanoma) initiative.