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.