NEW Garth Brooks Album Benefits Komen!

Garth Brooks has joined forces with Susan G. Komen for the Cure in the promise to end breast cancer forever with the release of the “Pink Edition” of The Ultimate Hits album. The album is a new 3-disc set, and contains 30 classics, 3 new songs and a bonus track on two CDs. The set also includes a DVD with videos for all 33 songs, including new and never-before-seen footage. Each CD is packaged with important information to help you protect your breast health, and the health of people you love.

For every “Pink Edition” of The Ultimate Hits album sold, $10 will go to Susan Komen for the Cure. And when purchased using the promotional code: slc, $5 comes to us at Komen’s Salt Lake City Affiliate!  Just $10 at a time, we have the opportunity to raise millions for vital breast cancer research and community outreach programs.

The album is currently available for pre-orders, and will ship on November 6th. The Pink Edition is available exclusively at Komen’s online Promise Shop. To order now and reserve yours today, go to www.komen.org/garth and enter the promotional code: slc.

Together with Garth Brooks, we’ll keep moving toward a world without breast cancer!

OUR STORY
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. Since launching the breast cancer movement 25 years ago, we've transformed the culture - how the world talks about and treats this devastating disease and helping to turn millions of breast cancer patients into breast cancer survivors. Today, Komen for the Cure is the world's largest and most progressive grassroots network of breast cancer survivors and activists - the only grassroots organization 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 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 1-800 I'M AWARE.

OUR PROMISE: CURING BREAST CANCER AT EVERY STAGE
At Susan G. Komen for the Cure, we know that ending breast cancer is about more than curing a medical condition - it's about overcoming the cultural, social and financial conditions that prevent women from receiving life-saving breast health care and treatment.

At Komen for the Cure our promise is our mission - ending breast cancer forever by...

Empowering - people to take charge of their health care through awareness and early detection and , if diagnosed, to survive.
Ensuring - quality of care for all, regardless of race, ethnic background, language, income or insurance status.
Energizing - science to find the causes and cures of breast cancer - and, ultimately to prevent breast cancer in the first place.

Great progress has been made in the fight against breast cancer since Nancy G. Brinker founded the Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation in 1982 in memory of her sister.  Over the past 25 years, that organization, now known as Susan G. Komen for the Cure, has helped transform how the world talks about and treats this disease and, more importantly, helped turn millions of breast cancer patients into breast cancer survivors.  Among the victories:

• More early detection.  Nearly 75 percent of women over 40 years old now receive regular mammograms.  In 1982, less than 30 percent received a clinical exam.
• More hope.  The five-year survival rate for breast cancer, when caught before it spreads beyond the breast, is now 98 percent, compared to 74 percent in 1982.
• More research.  In 1982, the federal government committed $30 million to breast cancer research, treatment and prevention.  Today, that figure is more than $900 million a year.
• More survivors.  America's 2.3 million breast cancer survivors, the largest group of cancer survivors in the U.S., are a living testament to the power of science funding and awareness to save lives.

On a Mission
The strides we have made are not enough.  Despite the exciting news stories such as the recent coverage of the link between a sharp drop in breast cancer rate and reduced use of hormone replacement therapy (HRT), without a cure, one in eight women in the U.S. will be diagnosed with breast cancer.  In addition, an estimated 25 million women around the world will be diagnosed with the disease, 10 million of whom may die over the next 25 years.

Staying Committed
There are many dedicated researchers focusing on breast cancer, but we still don't know the answers to the two biggest questions: what are the causes of breast cancer and what are its cures?  Too often, scientists spend valuable time seeking federal money and dealing with bureaucracy rather than researching ideas that could lead to the cures.  Komen for the Cure is dedicated to removing these barriers so we can all work effectively to eradicate this disease.

We invite you to visit the 25th Anniversary Site to view videos representing our network of activists, purchase Promise Rings and create your own Promise Circle – a motivating online network of family and friends who have joined in Komen’s breast cancer movement.