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F Melanoma in the Community
Fighting Melanoma at Youth Sporting Events
Research shows that one blistering sunburn during childhood or adolescence nearly doubles a person's lifetime risk of developing melanoma later in life. We hosted our first free sunscreen station at the Robert Kresse Memorial Soccer Tournament in Buffalo, handing out free sunscreen packets and providing sunscreen sprays for the young athletes and spectators.
Sunscreen Dispensers
Golfers spend an average of 4 hours outdoors for each round of golf and can receive up to 8 times more UV radiation exposure than those who do not play. Hence, golfers are 2.5 times more likely to develop skin cancer during their lifetime. We installed our first free sunscreen dispenser at Concord Crest Golf Course to help protect our fellow golfers out on the course.
About F Melanoma
Our Mission
Our Mission
Our Mission
At F Melanoma, our mission to help raise awareness and funding to reduce harm and find a cure for this terrible disease. The F Stands for Find - encouraging people to get regular skin checks to find skin cancer early, Fight - promoting sun safety and sunscreen use, and Fund - raising money to benefit Melanoma and Cancer research.
Our History
Our Mission
Our Mission
In June of 2020, at the age of 36, James went to the dermatologist for the first time to get a spot check on the left side of his face. It turned out to be Melanoma and by the time he went in for surgery to remove the initial site, it had already progressed to Stage III. He had 2 surgeries and a year of immunotherapy treatment, which
In June of 2020, at the age of 36, James went to the dermatologist for the first time to get a spot check on the left side of his face. It turned out to be Melanoma and by the time he went in for surgery to remove the initial site, it had already progressed to Stage III. He had 2 surgeries and a year of immunotherapy treatment, which kept the cancer at bay until early 2022 when a CT scan revealed that the cancer had come back, this time in the lymph nodes in his neck and chest, progressing to stage 4. He underwent another round of immunotherapy treatment, which successfully halted the spread of the cancer for now. Melanoma is a growing global health problem, with more than 91,000 new cases diagnosed each year in the United States. Its ability to spread widely and quickly to other body parts makes melanoma the deadliest of all skin cancers. It can strike anyone, regardless of gender, ethnicity, or age. Alarmingly, melanoma is one of the most common forms of cancer diagnosed in young adults, and the most common cancer diagnosed in people aged 25-29. Despite recent scientific progress, patients with metastatic melanoma still face a grim outlook. In the United States alone, over 9,000 people die from melanoma each year.
Learn about Skin Cancer
A world without skin cancer
Skin cancer is the most common cancer in the United States. Approximately 9,500 people in the United States are diagnosed with this cancer every day.
Skin cancer is also one of the most preventable cancers.
