• Angelo Iafrate Construction Company
• Blue Water Aggregates
• Terra Probe Environmental
• Midwest Lifts
• Cemcor
• Your Name Here?

Sunscreen Sponsors
Introna
Beyond Coastal

Friends of the KDB Melanoma Walk
Blistex
Biggby Coffee
Linens by Harte
Whole Foods
Tina's Party Store
O&W
High Impact Solutions
Bare Escentuals
Einstein Bros. Bagels
Trader Joe's
Dearborn Farm Market

Photography Courtesy of Photography by Carolyn McCarthy, LLC: www.cmcphotos.com

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Welcome to the
Third Annual
KDB Melanoma Walk

We have raised over $44,000
in the past two years!

Help us make 2008 an even better year
for Melanoma research.

About the KDB Melanoma Walk

Another Good Cause: Stay in the Shade

When:
Sunday, October 12, 2008
9:00 am - Registration
11:00 am - Walk Begins
Walk will begin and end at the East Boat Launch.

Where:
Kensington Metro Park, Milford, Michigan

Directions:
I-96 to Exit 153 (Kent Lake Road)
East on Kent Lake into the park.
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Please Note: There will be both a 5K route and a one mile route, for those who would prefer a shorter walk.

Dogs are welcome on 6' leashes.

The Walk will take place rain or shine.

In case of inclement weather, please check in at the registration area to turn in collected donations and receive your Melanoma Walk T-Shirt.

Weather:
Weather Channel
- 10 Day Forecast
Weather Underground

Melanoma Facts:

• Every hour of every day, someone dies of melanoma in the United States.
• An estimated 116,500 cases of melanoma will be diagnosed in the USA this year.
• Most common form of cancer for young adults (25-29 years old).
• Melanoma is the most dangerous form of skin cancer because people can die from melanoma. 
• Today, 1 in 5 people will develop skin cancer.
• Melanoma strikes people of all ages (including children), all races, all economic levels, and both sexes.
• The majority of melanoma is caused by exposure to UV light and sunlight.
• Skin Cancer in women has tripled in the past 30 years.
• The use of sunscreen (SPF or higher) during the first 18 years of life would cut lifetime risk of melanoma by 78%!

To Learn more about melanoma, visit:
Wikipedia's Melanoma Entry

Survival:
Survival when superficial melanoma is found and diagnosed early:

• Stage 0
  (Diagnosis in situ Melanoma)
          5 year survival: 100%
          10 year survival: 100%
• Stage IIIA
  (Multiple lymph nodes + non-ulcerated primary)
          5 year survival: 63-69%
          10 year survival: 57-63%
• Stage IIIC
  (Multiple lymph nodes + ulcerated primary)
          5 year survival: 24-29%
          10 year survival: 15-24%
• Stage IV
  (Major organs)
          5 year survival: 7-9%
          10 year survival: 3-6%

No significant advances in medical therapies (or survival) for patients with advanced melanoma have occurred in the past 30 years.

Melanoma currently ranks #8 on the NCI Research funding for cancer list.

Where do the funds go?

The Melanoma Research Foundation

Mission Statement:


To support medical RESEARCH for finding effective treatments and eventually a cure for melanoma.

To EDUCATE patients and physicians about the prevention, diagnosis and treatment of melanoma.

To act as an ADVOCATE for the melanoma community to raise the awareness of this disease and the need for a cure.

The Melanoma Research Foundation
24 Old Georgetown Road
Princeton, New Jersey, 08540
www.melanoma.org
800-MRF-1290

The MRF is a Non-Profit Organization, 'Founded by Patients and their Families'. Contributions are tax deductible as allowed by the law. (Tax EIN #76-0514428)

Past Events
2007