The European Association for Cancer Research (EACR)

Komen Founder and CEO Nancy G. Brinker addressed The European Association for Cancer Research over the weekend, telling the world’s most influential cancer researchers that collaboration and new ideas are essential to beginning to stem a growing global cancer pandemic.  Breast cancer is the most widely diagnosed cancer in women worldwide. The biggest impacts are already being felt in developing nations with the fewest resources: more than 60% of cancer deaths occur in the developing world, yet only 5% of world cancer resources are dedicated there.  Nancy cited Komen collaborations with governments, non-governmental organizations and “in-country” health advocates as a step toward addressing the issue, and encouraged more collaborations to address the pandemic.  Read the full press release and check out some pictures in the slideshow below!