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Susan
G. Komen for the Cure Leading
the Global Movement to End Breast Cancer Forever Our
Story Born
in a promise between two sisters – Nancy Brinker to her sister, Susan
G. Komen, who died from breast cancer at the age of 36 – Susan G.
Komen for the Cure is the world’s largest and most progressive
grassroots network fighting to end breast cancer forever. Our Promise The
Susan G. Komen for the Cure promise: to save lives and end breast cancer
forever by empowering people, ensuring quality of care for all and
energizing science to find the cures. Our
Passion Because
10 million women around the world could die from breast cancer in the
next 25 years without the cure, Susan G. Komen for the Cure is fighting
every minute of every day to save every life. Our
People The
more than 100,000 survivors and activists of Susan G. Komen for the Cure
are the face and voice of the global breast cancer movement – local
activists and global citizens who mobilize millions through events like
the Komen Race for the Cure Series, the world’s largest and most
successful education and fundraising event for breast cancer. Our
Work With
nearly $1 billion invested to date, Susan G. Komen for the Cure is the
world’s largest source of nonprofit funds dedicated to curing breast
cancer at every stage – from the causes, to the cures, to the pain and
anxiety of every moment in between. Our
Success Susan
G. Komen for the Cure has played a critical role in every major advance
in the fight against breast cancer over the past 25 years –
transforming how the world talks about and treats this disease and
helping to turn millions of breast cancer patients into breast cancer
survivors. Our
Pledge To fufill our promise to end breast cancer forever, Susan G. Komen for the Cure will invest more than $1 billion over the next decade on breast health care and treatment, especially for underserved women, and on research to discover the causes of breast cancer and, ultimately, its cures. |