It began with a sister’s promise. Now it’s all about you, too.

The Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation was founded on a promise made between two sisters – Susan Goodman Komen and Nancy Goodman Brinker. Suzy was diagnosed with breast cancer in 1978, a time when little was known about the disease and it was rarely discussed in public. Before she died at the age of 36, Suzy asked her sister to do everything possible to bring an end to breast cancer. Nancy kept her promise by establishing the Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation in 1982 in Suzy’s memory.

For more than 20 years, the Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation has been a global leader in the fight against breast cancer through its support of innovative research and community-based outreach programs. Working through a network of U.S. and international affiliates and events like the Komen Race for the Cure®, the Komen Foundation is fighting to eradicate breast cancer as a life-threatening disease by funding research grants and supporting education, screening and treatment projects in communities around the world.

Or, for more information about the efforts of the Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation, visit www.komen.org

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RECENT STUDY
According to a British study, children of women with breast cancer often sensed that something was wrong before being told.  Read more.

Meet Row for the Cure founder
Kathy Frederick

Portland, Oregon

For the 13th year in a row, Kathy has helped raise more than $3,000. Click here for the full story.