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Early-Bird Conference Registration Extended!

Due to a mix-up at the mail-house, our conference registration announcements were mailed to the wrong mailing list. We wish to offer our sincerest apologies, and let you know that we have extended the early-bird deadline for one month.

The Power of Community

On November 10, 2010, I sat in a hospital room watching brave, 14-year-old Megan. She had just had a walnut-sized piece of her brain removed because nevus cells were there, causing her seizures. She r...(more)

Please join us at the 2012 Nevus Outreach Conference & Reunion

Camilo, Whitney & Robin Cowper My family has attended every one of the nevus conferences since the first one in 1998. Our daughter, Whitney, who was born with a giant bathing trunk nevus...(more)

Happy Thanksgiving from Nevus Outreach

As we head into the Thanksgiving holiday, we want to pause and thank all the amazing people who have touched our lives at Nevus Outreach this year.

Grassroots Event Fundraising Campaign

Would you like to attend the 2012 Nevus Outreach Conference for free? You can! You can earn your entire family's registration costs to attend the 2012 International Nevus Outreach Conference to be held July 4-7, 2012 at the Marriott Solana Hotel in Westlake, Texas!

Save the date for the Nevus Outreach 2012 Conference and Reunion

You won't want to miss the Nevus Outreach 2012 Conference and Reunion to be held July 4 - 7, 2012 in Dallas, Texas at the beautiful Marriott Solana! This year will bring some exciting new changes to the conference. For starters, we have added one more day to the length of the conference! We will be starting on Wednesday, July 4 and concluding on Saturday, July 7.

Using humor to cope with a nevus

While medical research reviewing the effects of humor on specific health outcomes is still in its infancy, doctors believe that finding humor in everyday situations reduces stress, encourages relaxation, improves self esteem, and enhances a person’s overall quality of life.

Nevus Outreach: Oozing with support for everyone

Regional gatherings, phone and online support groups, and the bi-annual conference are all intended to support families affected by large congenital melanocytic nevi  (LCMN) and/or neurocutaneous melanocytosis (NCM) and they do it with such a friendly flair.

Grassroots Fundraiser Campaign for Conference 2012

The Grassroots Fundraiser Campaign is officially underway! In conference years, money raised in the Grassroots Fundraiser Campaign goes to offset conference costs. Anyone can put on a grassroots fundraiser - it’s easy!

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