Media Releases

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2013

18 April 2013: Melanoma Research Alliance awards grant to help advance treatment for melanoma patients with brain metastases

21 March 2013: Parliamentarians join inaugural Melanoma March

11 March 2013: TV funny guys shed light on Australia's national cancer with donation to Melanoma Institute Australia

5 March 2013: Thousands of Australian's pledge support to help find a cure for melanoma - Australia's national cancer

4 March 2013: Obesity-related gene also increases risk of melanoma

11 February 2013: Record funds raised for Melanoma Institute Australia at the 2013 Toyota Country Music Festival Tamworth

2012

8 October 2012: Australian researchers confirm new drug shrinks brain tumours in melanoma patients

3 October 2012: Australian researchers help show two-drug melanoma combination helps slow cancer in study

7 September 2012: National Shade Day: Australians warned of melanoma danger ahead of summer months

27 August 2012: Melanoma Awareness Tour in Townsville

24 August 2012: NSW Government funding support helps start Australia’s largest Melanoma Genome Project

30 July 2012: Melanoma gene discovery opens door to new treatments.

18 May 2012: Australian Researchers Discover New Drug Works To Shrink Brain Tumors in Melanoma Patients.

17 Feb 2012: Surf Life Saving’s new partnership takes on fight against melanoma.

4 Feb 2012: State Government bans commercial tanning units.

2011

14 Nov 2011: Mutant gene boosts melanoma risk.

2 Sept 2011: Ambitious new Australian research program to defeat melanoma.

29 August 2011: NRL Immortal gives a melanoma wake up call.

1 May 2011: Treatment for advanced melanoma receives funding boost.

2010

1 Nov 2010: Promising new drugs for melanoma.

6 August 2010: Study links sunbed use to melanoma.