Who We Are

Komen National

History

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.  Susan G. Komen for the Cure® is an international organization with a network of volunteers working through local affiliates and Susan G. Komen Race for the Cure® events to save lives and end breast cancer forever by empowering people, ensuring quality of care for all and energizing science to find the cures.

Today, Susan G. Komen for the Cure® is the world's largest and most progressive grassroots network of survivors and activists working to end breast cancer forever.  Susan G. Komen for the Cure® is 125 affiliates strong, located in cities and communities across the U.S., Germany, Italy, and Puerto Rico.

By the end of 2007, Komen will have invested nearly $1 billion in breast cancer research and community outreach programs, becoming the world's largest source of nonprofit funds fighting the disease.

Visit the Susan G. Komen for the Cure® national headquarters at http://www.komen.org/.