Joanna M. Nicolay Melanoma Foundation

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GOT SKIN? LEARN THESE ALARMING FACTS:

Melanoma is the cancer for which incidence is rising, yet only receives approx. 3% of funding provided by the National Cancer Institute.
In 2012, 76,250 NEW cases of melanoma are projected to be diagnosed in the U.S.; and 9,180 individuals are expected to die, up 8;5% and 4.5% respectively over 2011

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May 24, 2014 Frederick Kids Triathlon

June 15, 2014 South Carroll Triathlon.

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255 Clifton Boulevard, Suite 203
Westminster, MD 21157
Telephone: (410)857-4890
Email: contact@melanomaresource.org

**Breaking News**

Registration now open for the Frederick Kids Triathlon

Registration now open for the South Carroll Sprint Triathlon

JMNMF Awards $100,000 in Research Scholarships

JMNMF awarded ten $10,000, nationally competitive, “Research Scholar Awards” to exceptional graduate student researchers at leading cancer centers – an 11% increase in 2013, to significantly enhance advancements in the melanoma cancer field and encourage a larger number of students into this professional career path. Since 2006, 146 young researchers representing 47 prominent cancer centers have distinctively participated…- read full press release

Click here to see all research summaries and photos.

JMNMF Elects New Leadership

JMNMF announces the retirement of Robert E. Nicolay, Founder and Chairman, as new officers were elected to serve at the Foundation’s annual January business meeting… - read full press release

Joanna M. Nicolay Melanoma Foundation & Patient Resource LLC Publish Melanoma Guide

The Joanna M. Nicolay Melanoma Foundation (JMNMF) and Patient Resource LLC, release the 1st in nation, Patient Resource™ Cancer Guide: Melanoma, available as a free 24-pg. comprehensive guide for newly diagnosed and advanced melanoma patients and their caregivers, to be distributed across the U.S. through physicians, medical centers, oncology nurses, social workers, patient groups and by the two advocacy organizations directly. More than a million cases of skin cancer are diagnosed each year, making it the most common cancer in the U.S….- read full press release.

WBAL-TV Airs JMNMF PSA and Live Interviews:

Baltimore’s WBAL-TV conducted a recent in-studio interview with JMNMF President Greg Safko and dermatologist Dr. Juris Germanas during the “Medical Watch” portion of WBAL news programming. This broadcast featured information on the Foundation’s new PSA, “sun-safe” practices and how to detect skin cancer, particularly melanoma the most lethal type. See 4-minute broadcast - here

Our mission is to promote prevention, early detection and research to end melanoma.

Preserving and enhancing our resources;
Building relationships;
Providing information that can be trusted;
Advocating with integrity.

The Joanna M. Nicolay Melanoma Foundation will focus
on three (3) key objectives:

Promote awareness and an understanding of the seriousness of melanoma.
Support funding for research to ultimately find a cure for melanoma.
Educate the general public on prevention and detection of melanoma.