Susan G. Komen®

The Susan G. Komen® Breast Cancer Foundation 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 Komen in 1982 in Suzy’s memory.

For more than 20 years, Komen has been a global leader in the fight against breast cancer through its support of innovative research and community-based outreach programs. Working through a network of U.S. and international affiliates and events like the Komen Race for the Cure®, Komen is fighting to eradicate breast cancer as a life-threatening disease by funding research grants and supporting education, screening and treatment projects in communities around the world.

Take action!

To start a Row for the Cure® regatta and help eradicate this life threatening disease, locate your local Komen affiliate.

For more information about the efforts of Komen, visit https://www.komen.org