Melanoma International Foundation

The Melanoma International Foundation (MIF) aims to advance knowledge about melanoma globally with the goal to increase funding for research. MIF plans to implement effective programs to expand melanoma patient assistance, prevention, education, and early detection through outreach programs and screening, locally, nationally, and internationally. The foundation was on the cutting edge of creating and supporting the most effective programs for the prevention, early detection, and treatment of melanoma. Already in the works is NMF funding of the first pigmented lesion clinic for children at Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP). The NMF is currently creating training programs for all nursing disciplines so they will graduate with a thorough awareness of melanoma and what it looks like. Research support is not only directed at finding effective therapies but also to discover effective screening assessments of children in public schools.