May is not just any month. May is Melanoma Awareness Month. It represents our collective commitment to discovery that will help end death and suffering due to melanoma. The Melanoma Research Alliance proudly stands behind 17 groundbreaking treatments over the past two decades, but there are patients that still need help.
Amidst cuts to critical medical research, MRA has created the SPF initiative: Save Protect Fund. With your continued support and partnership, we will power more research that will address underfunded melanomas and other unmet needs such as:
• Rare and aggressive forms of this disease – acral, uveal, and mucosal melanomas
• Treatment resistant melanomas – 50% of patients diagnosed with advanced melanoma either do not respond or stop responding to available treatments
• Improving diagnostic, predictive and prognostic biomarkers
The fact is that almost everyone knows someone impacted by melanoma and it can affect any of us. We can work together to save lives and increase prevention. Your support – whatever it is –will be matched dollar-for-dollar this May by a generous Melanoma Research Alliance Donor. That’s how important this is. Together, we will give patients hope.
