Home News Patient - Select Category Allies & Partnerships Events Melanoma Stories News Policy Prevention Science Treatment - Select Author Cody Barnett, MPH, MRA Senior Director of Communications & Patient Engagement Isabel Ryan, MRA Intern Joan Levy, PhD - MRA Chief Science Officer Kristen Mueller, PhD Laurel Farr, MRA Development Associate Marc Hurlbert, PhD, MRA Chief Executive Officer Pamela Goldsmith, MRA Director of Communications Rachel Fischer, Ph.D., Associate Director, Scientific Program & Registry Raj Talukdar, MRA Science Intern Renee Orcione, MRA Digital Engagement & Communications Manager Stephanie Kauffman, MRA President & COO Tanisha Jackson, PhD - MRA Scientific Program Director Tyler Brown, MRA Senior Associate, Patient Engagement & Operations - Select Tag AACR acral melanoma Adjuvant Therapy Advocacy American Idol Annual Report ASCO Awareness BIO BIO International Convention Biopharma Black Friday Board Members BRAF brain metastasis Cancer Candice Glover CD8+ T cells CDC Children Closing Bell Combination Therapy Contest CSO Cyber Monday Detection Dr. Boris Lushniak Dr. Howard Koh ECC Edgemakers FDA Finance Francis Collins GEN GivingTuesday Government Shutdown Grants Health HHS high-risk melanoma Hugh Jackman Immunotherapy Internship kidney cancer Louise Perkins Lung Cancer Melanoma Melanoma Dream Team metastatic melanoma metastatic tumors microbiome Models MRA Mutation Nashville National Cancer Institute New England Journal of Medicine New York Stock Exchange News Nonprofits Ontario Partners Patient Patient Forum Patient Stories Patient-Centric Care Patients Pediatric Melanoma Personalized Medicine pigmented lesions Prevention Prizeo Progress Prostate Cancer Redheads Research Science scientific journals SMR Social Media St. Jude\'s Stand Up To Cancer Style Surgeon General Surgeon General's Call to Action to Prevent Skin Cancer surgical oncology T-rays Targeted Therapy team science awards Teens TERT Thanksgiving Treatment tumors Turning the Tide Against Cancer Washington Wendy Selig World Health Organization Young Investigators Young People Tag: Patient Trena's Story: An African-American Retiree's Journey with Melanoma 8 June 2016 In Melanoma Stories “Trena, you have melanoma and you are going to lose your toe. “ WHAT?!?! I am a Black woman in her sixties—that is crazy!! Read More