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About Susan G. Komen for the Cure              

 

 

About us

Nancy G. Brinker promised her dying sister, Susan G. Komen, she would do everything in her power to end breast cancer forever. In 1982, that promise became Susan G. Komen for the Cure and launched the global breast cancer movement. Today, Komen for the Cure is the world’s largest grassroots network of breast cancer survivors and activists fighting to save lives, empower people, ensure quality care for all and energize science to find the cures. Thanks to events like the Komen Race for the Cure, we have invested nearly $1 billion to fulfill our promise, becoming the largest source of nonprofit funds dedicated to the fight against breast cancer in the world. For more information about Susan G. Komen for the Cure, breast health or breast cancer, visit www.komen.org or call 1-877 GO KOMEN.

 

 

Our Core Values

 

Inclusion               to embrace the uniqueness of every individual
Stewardship        to be accountable for our performance, individually and collectively

Honesty                to foster a community of trust and integrity
Openness            to seek out new ideas and new ways of thinking
Passion                to demonstrate personal commitment to our Promise
Empowerment     to entrust others and hold yourself accountable

 

 

 

Susan G. Komen for the Cure -

Leading the Global Movement to End Breast Cancer Forever

 

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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 fulfill our promise to end breast cancer forever, Susan G. Komen for the Cure will invest more than $2 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.  
 

 

  

How Funds Are Used


We are extremely careful with the dollars that you entrust to us.

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Three simple steps for early detection are regular mammograms, clinical exams and breast self-exams.

 

 


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