How Melanoma Cured Dylan Slattery
by Vallerie A. Malkin In March of 2014, a month before his 23rd birthday, Dylan Slattery, like many other 20-somethings,…
01/23/2020
How Melanoma Cured Dylan Slattery
by Vallerie A. Malkin In March of 2014, a month before his 23rd birthday, Dylan Slattery, like many other 20-somethings,…
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01/23/2020
In Plain English: The Role of Dermatopathologists in Diagnosing Melanoma Patients
Let’s start at the moment you are getting your skin checked at your dermatologist’s office. If everything looks normal,…
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01/23/2020
Tonia Sylvester: Why She Fights
By Vallerie A. Malkin “I do not wish melanoma on anyone,” says Tonia Sylvester, a 56-year-old retired school teacher…
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01/23/2020
AIM at Melanoma Opens the Fourth Branch of Fresh Frozen Primary Tissue Bank at Robert H. Lurie Comprehensive Cancer Center of Northwestern University
January 23, 2020 (San Rafael, California)… AIM at Melanoma and AIM at Melanoma Research Foundation announce the opening of…
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11/14/2019
Stage II Melanoma Mom Stresses Sunscreen and Skin Checks
By Vallerie A. Malkin Once people get tapped on the shoulder by cancer, they always worry the disease will…
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11/14/2019
In Plain English: What’s New in Stage II?
There is news to report in the world of Stage II melanoma, but first, let’s review the basics of…
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11/14/2019
Sister Act: Sewing, Baking, & Bonding for Melanoma
By Vallerie A. Malkin Sheryl Dalton, Susan Torgerson, Sandra Bliss, Sarah Stalmack, and Stacy Torgerson, are five sisters who…
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11/14/2019
AIM at Melanoma Opens The Third Branch of Fresh Frozen Primary Tissue Bank at at the Knight Cancer Institute at Oregon Health & Science University
AIM AT MELANOMA OPENS THIRD BRANCH OF FRESH FROZEN PRIMARY TISSUE BANK AT THE KNIGHT CANCER INSTITUTE AT OREGON…
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09/19/2019
After Melanoma, A Good Life Gets Even Better
By Vallerie A. Malkin Edgar Allan Poe said: “Never to suffer would never to have been blessed.” These wise…
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09/19/2019
Carrie Jeffries Talks About Melanoma and Adaptability
By Vallerie A. Malkin Carrie Jeffries describes her style as “vampire”: The 33-year-old new mom has white skin, blonde hair,…
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