Walk with Melanoma March for a good cause

Melanoma March
Melanoma March

Melanoma March was established in 2012 by a Sydney businessman who lost his 18 year old son to melanoma. The inaugural Melanoma March, held in Manly, was a local event honouring the memory of those who have died from melanoma, while also providing an opportunity to raise vital funds and awareness. The event quickly grew, becoming a national initiative of Melanoma Institute Australia and the major annual fundraising campaign to support ongoing melanoma research. Melanoma March has continued to grow year-on-year and is now a collaborative effort between Melanoma Institute Australia, melanomaWA, Australian Melanoma Research Foundation and Skin & Cancer Foundation Inc. giving the campaign a truly national reach. In 2016, our goal is to raise significant funds for a national research project, continuing our work to find a cure for melanoma. Melanoma March 2015 Thousands of people across the country took action against melanoma during Melanoma March 2015, making it the biggest and most successful year to date. Melanoma March saw exponential growth, adding an additional seven march sites around Australia bringing the total up to 23 events nationally. Through the generous support of the community, the Melanoma March campaign raised over $650,000 for melanoma research. Money raised in 2015 is supporting the second phase of the Genome Project. This project which started in 2012 has enabled Melanoma Institute Australia and melanoma research centres around the nation to work together to bank, distribute and analyse tissue samples. This research is helping us unravel the disease's genetic secrets. By solving these mysteries we are driving the development of new treatments and creating tests that show which patients are most at risk. In recent years research breakthroughs have tripled the life expectancy for advanced melanoma patients.

To register for Melanoma March, please visit: www.melanomamarch.org.au