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Home About TAMRF Timx27s Story Research Dollars at Work Resources Ways to Support More Timothy Aycock Melanoma Research Foundation Through advocacy outreach and fundraising activities ourmission is to battle against melanoma by increasing awareness and contributing towards cuttingedge medical research and clinical trials with the goal of helping to find a cure one day for this disease. Melanoma Facts Statistics Provided by Mayo Clinic1 OVERVIEW Melanoma the most serious type of skin cancer develops in the cells melanocytes that produce melanin the pigment that gives your skin its color. Melanoma can also form in your eyes and rarely inside your body such as in your nose or throat. Ocular melanoma or melanoma of the eye is the most common primary eye cancer in adults and the second most common type of melanoma with around 2000 new cases each year.