A World Without Breast Cancer
Our Promise
The Susan G. Komen for the Cure promise: to save lives and end breast cancer forever by empowering people, ensuring quality care for all and energizing science to find the cures.
About Susan G. Komen for the Cure
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 cure breast cancer at every stage, from the causes, to the cures, and the pain and anxiety of every moment in between.
Thanks to events like the Susan G. 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 breast cancer movement in the world. For more information
about Komen for the Cure, breast health or breast cancer, visit www.komen.org
or call 1.877 GO KOMEN®.
Susan G. Komen's Story
Susan G. Komen for the Cure 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 (renamed
Susan G. Komen for the Cure in 2006) in 1982 in Suzy's memory.
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Our Affiliate
The Lowcountry Affiliate of Susan G. Komen for the Cure—along with those
who generously support us with their talent, time and resources—is working
to better the lives of those facing breast cancer in our community. We join
more than 100,000 breast cancer survivors and activists around the globe as
part of the world’s largest and most progressive grassroots network
fighting breast cancer. Through events like the Komen Lowcountry Race for
the Cure®, we have invested more than $2 million in local breast health
and breast cancer awareness projects in 12 counties. Up to 75 percent of net
proceeds generated by the Komen Lowcountry Affiliate stay in our 12-county
service area while the remaining income goes to the Susan G. Komen for the
Cure Award and Research Grant Programs supporting research, awards and educational
and scientific programs around the world. Join us by calling (843) 556-8011.
The Lowcountry Affiliate of Susan G. Komen for the Cure is an independent,
tax-exempt 501(c)(3) organization.
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