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Knowing Your Family Health History...

Our family has never had discussions about our health even though there's a history of breast, ovarian and colon cancers.

An Opportunity To Live

Since my breast cancer diagnosis at 36, I tell everyone to be aware of their breasts and know their risks.

The Racial Injustice of Breast...

In the U.S. today, a Black woman is about 40 percent more likely to die from breast cancer than a...

Mortality Rates for Black Women...

Across the country, Black women often don’t have access to the care they need or lack affordable health care coverage.

Komen’s 2021-2022 Advocacy Priorities Seek...

Susan G. Komen will advocate for better health care for all during Congress's 2021-2022 legislative session.

Tips for Living a Healthy...

Prioritizing your health in the New Year could reduce your risk of developing breast cancer.

Breast Cancer, No Longer Your...

You hear it all the time, start getting your mammograms when you’re 40-45 years plus. Why is that the age,...

When Pink is Just Another...

Support our fight to end breast cancer by playing, downloading or streaming PINK today.

Social Justice Is An Issue...

Events surrounding the death of George Floyd and the hundreds of other black men and women who have suffered similar...

What Snapped Links Can Tell...

The issue of treatment resistance has confounded researchers for years and is a question that Svasti Haricharan, Ph.D, and her...

Despite What Doctors Told Me,...

About two years ago, after being diagnosed with bilateral invasive cancer, I had a double mastectomy. My surgeon was knowledgeable,...

Susan G. Komen’s Treatment Assistance...

Susan G. Komen’s Treatment Assistance Program provides financial assistance to patients currently in treatment to help them with expenses associated...

Getting Screened for Breast Cancer...

Following a diagnostic mammogram, breast ultrasound and biopsy, on July 18, at only 31 years old, I was diagnosed with...

I Feel Lucky My Doctor...

I’ll never forget a comment my friend made one night about having breasts that are different sizes. It was almost...

An 11-Month Journey to Learning...

At age 44, I was healthy and feeling great. I had just been to see my OBGYN for an annual...

Doctors Acted Quickly on My...

As I was getting ready for bed one night, I noticed an area of hardness in my right breast as...

Komen Researcher Dr. Jennifer Rosenbluth...

Dr. Jennifer Rosenbluth specializes in inflammatory breast cancer, an uncommon but deadly subtype of breast cancer.

I Want to Get the...

At the age of 36, I was diagnosed with stage IV inflammatory breast cancer. I was also pregnant with our...

I Wish I Had Known...

After completing treatment for early-stage breast cancer in 2011, I thought I was completely done. I had finished surgery and...

Letter To President Biden on...

We are writing today to thank you for your extraordinary commitment to conquering cancer and to applaud your determined focus...

Komen Helped Me When I...

I didn’t have the means to get my lump checked so I got in contact with Susan G. Komen to...