The Susan G.

Komen Foundation
Alec Jenson

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The Story of Two Sisters

Susan G. Komen
Died at 36 from Breast Cancer

Nancy Brinker
Susans Sister wanted change Made a promise

What Nancy Brinker wanted to do

Education Activities

Fundraising

Susan G. Komen For the Cure founded in 1982

The Mission

HOW?
Research

Education

Screening

Eliminating Breast Cancer

Increase early detection Fund research Develop effective treatment Give victims a community More survivors

Funding Research

1982 $20,000

Now over 600 research grants

Totaling almost $2 billion

The Organization
1.7 Million Local Activists in 120 cities

Led by more than 100,000 survivors and activists

Advocating at the local, state, and federal level

Race for the Cure over the years

30 Years ago
800 Participants

2010
1,600,000 Participants

1 City

130 Cities

$40,000

$45,000,000

IMPACT Early Detection

33% decline in breast cancer mortality

IMPACT - Research
$850 million in government funded research every year

IMPACT Survivor outreach

3 Million breast cancer survivors

Remember
Story of Two Sisters Eradicating Breast Cancer 3 Million Cancer Survivors

Works Cited
Fernandez, Sandy M. Think Before you Pink | History of the Pink Ribbon. n.d. <http://thinkbeforeyoupink.org/?page_id=26>. Foundation, Susan G. Komen. About us. n.d. <http://ww5.komen.org/aboutus/aboutus.html>. Komen, Susan G. Susan. G. Komen For the Cure | Home Page. n.d. <http://ww5.komen.org/>.