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#BeSunSafe

We are thrilled to expand our partnership with the City of Toronto and the Douglas Wright Foundation to offer 75 sunscreen dispensers in Toronto parks.

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DCMF Research Award

The David Cornfield Melanoma Fund Research Award was launched in 2015 at the University of Toronto in David Cornfield’s memory. Jointly funded by DCMF and the University of Toronto, this $100,000 endowed award supports excellence in melanoma research.

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DCMF Team

We are proud to return as an Official Charity in the Scotiabank Charity Challenge at the Scotiabank Toronto Waterfront Marathon on October 20, 2019. Join the DCMF Team to run, raise funds and save lives on the 5km, half marathon or full marathon course.

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David Cornfield Melanoma Fund
LEST WE FORGET.🇨🇦 On Sunday, October 20, 50 DCMF TEAM members raced to save lives from melanoma in the Charity Challenge at the Scotiabank Toronto Waterfront Marathon. Now, DCMF TEAM members are making their race count by raising as many funds as possible before the October 31 fundraising deadline. You can save lives from #melanoma too. Donate to the DCMF team: www. DCMF.ca. #runsunsmart What a race day! The 2019 DCMF TEAM enthusiastically conquered the Charity Challenge at today’s Scotiabank Toronto Waterfront Marathon. We can’t wait to share all our race day photos with you! For now, we want to say a massive thanks to our 50 runners for racing to save lives from #melanoma! #runsunsmart
Welcome to the 7th annual eBay for DCMF month! We are proud to join forces with @ebaycanada to raise awareness and funds for melanoma prevention and research. This November, every eBay.ca shopper can Give At Checkout to benefit the David Cornfield Melanoma Fund. Time to shop and give to save lives from #melanoma! The David Cornfield Melanoma Fund is proud to announce Dr. Daniel V. Araujo as the recipient of the 2019 David Cornfield Melanoma Fund Award. The David Cornfield Melanoma Fund Award was jointly established by the David Cornfield Melanoma Fund and the University of Toronto to support and advance melanoma research. The DCMF Award is available to residents and fellows in the Department of Medicine and students at the Dalla Lana School of Public Health who have demonstrated special interest and research achievements in the field of melanoma. Dr. Araujo’s research seeks to improve recovery outcomes for melanoma patients through novel drug use. Immunotherapy has been a revolutionary treatment for melanoma, dramatically improving survival rates. However, 60% of melanoma patients who receive combined immunotherapy treatments experience internal inflammation, leading to the development of diseases such as hepatitis, colitis and pneumonitis. This internal inflammation side effect is usually treatable with high dose steroids. For 5-10% of patients, however, steroids are not effective. The medication typically used in those cases is an immunosuppressant named infliximab, with a good success rate. However, patients with hepatitis are recommended not to use that drug based on a potential risk of infliximab causing liver toxicity. Thus, patients with hepatitis induced by immunotherapy are often treated with older generation immunosuppressant drugs which are less effective. Dr. Araujo and his research team are analyzing over 50 cancer patients treated with infliximab assessing the safety profile of this drug and challenging the dogma that infliximab should not be used in immunotherapy induced hepatitis. Dr. Araujo’s project is currently ongoing and hopefully results are expected shortly. This important research will improve treatment and quality of life for melanoma patients undergoing immunotherapy. @uoft @uoftmedicine #melanoma We are delighted to announce the DCMF Team is 50 runners strong! We are very grateful for this huge show of support and look forward to cheering the DCMF Team at the ScotiabankToronto Waterfront Marathon on Sunday! You can support the DCMF Team too. Donate at DCMF.ca to help save lives from #melanoma.
Today is the last day to donate to the DCMF TEAM in the 2019 Scotiabank Charity Challenge at the Scotiabank Toronto Waterfront Marathon. Help us thank our runners and save lives from #melanoma: DCMF.ca. #runsunsmart @towaterfront42k @niketoronto @fazemagazine What a race day! Fifty DCMF TEAM members stepped up to the starting line at the Scotiabank Toronto Waterfront Marathon on October 20. The 2019 DCMF TEAM included David's family and friends, DCMF staff and board members, long-time DCMF supporters and their families and brand new supporters to DCMF. Our 50 runners took thousands of steps to remember and honour David and to save lives from melanoma. We are overwhelmed and very grateful for the amazing enthusiasm and support from the 2019 DCMF TEAM. Thanks to all our team members, donors, @fazemagazine and @niketoronto for making this our best race yet! You can make your difference on the DCMF Team too! Donate to support melanoma prevention and research at DCMF.ca. #runsunsmart "It has been an incredible journey training for the Scotiabank Toronto Waterfront half-marathon with Team Faze. Throughout these past five months, I have had the opportunity to meet an incredible group of strong, empowering women, and challenge myself both physically and mentally. Being a part of Team Faze has been multi-faceted. Not only is there the health and fitness component, training with some of @niketoronto best coaches; but, most importantly, we are also fundraising for a life-saving cause. As a team, we are raising funds and awareness for the David Cornfield Melanoma Fund. Throughout our journey to the half-marathon, we have been training sun-safe by wearing sunscreen, long sleeves, hats, running in shaded areas and at night. We have had the opportunity to speak with dermatologists and members of the DCMF, who have taught us more about the importance of prevention and early self-detection. This cause is important to me, as I have had family members and close friends affected by melanoma, including my aunt, my neighbour, and one of my Team Faze teammates. I am proud to be running in support of such an amazing, life-changing cause. #RoxanneRunsforDCMF" Roxanne Bilski (@roxbils) 2019 DCMF Team Member Today is the last day to register for the DCMF Team. Walk or run the marathon, half marathon or 5km course. Everyone is welcome! Visit dcmf.ca for discount codes, registration and fundraising. #melanoma #runsunsmart photo: @e_fancy