The Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation

Since it’s founding in 1982 by Nancy Brinker to honor her sister, the Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation and its Affiliates have invested more than $630 million in breast cancer research, education, screening and treatment. Today, the Komen Foundation is one of the largest organizations of its kind with more than 75,000 active volunteers. It is credited as the nation's leading catalyst in the fight against breast cancer. More than 200,000 individuals will be diagnosed with breast cancer this year and 40,000 will die from it. And because no one knows exactly what causes breast cancer, there are no sure ways to prevent it. Research remains critical not only to the treatment of the disease, but also to its prevention.

Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation
5005 LBJ Freeway, Suite 250
Dallas, TX 75244

Telephone: (972) 855-1600

http://www.komen.org

Call the Komen Foundation’s Toll-Free Breast Care Helpline at: (1.800.462-9273).