Recent Stories

Elise’s Story: Knowledge is Power

Breast cancer has been a part of Elise Harris’ life for decades. Her mother and grandmother each passed away from...

Peggy’s Story: A Passion for...

Peggy Smock credits her passion for pickleball for saving her life. She and her husband, Craig, have been playing for...

Colleen’s Story: High Risk for...

Colleen Boraca's first mammogram revealed something suspicious. Twenty years earlier, her mother passed away from breast cancer. "Shortly before she...

Chelse’s Story: Finding the Good

Chelse Mcwilliams was just 28 when she learned she had breast cancer. "It was so stressful," she said. "My mother...

Cherie’s Story: Don’t Miss Your...

Cherie Hodge was diagnosed with breast in 2022, the same type her mother had in the 1980s. "I was immediately...

Committee Seeks to Elevate Voices,...

With a mission to elevate the diverse voices and perspectives of the metastatic breast cancer (MBC) community, Susan G. Komen®...

We Need to Talk About...

Thelma Brown is a Susan G. Komen research advocate and a two-time breast cancer survivor. She has worked in the...

Dana-Farber’s Dr. Nikhil Wagle Is...

Dr. Nikhil Wagle is a Komen grantee and is using genomics to better understand why some patients respond to treatment...

Dana-Farber’s Dr. Ann Partridge Helps...

Dr. Ann Partridge is a Komen grantee and is working to better understand breast cancer in young women and factors...

Dana-Farber’s Dr. Elizabeth Mittendorf Wants...

Dr. Elizabeth Mittendorf is a Komen grantee and is working to use the immune system to kill breast cancer and...

Columbia University’s Dr. Neil Vasan...

Dr. Neil Vasan is a Komen grantee and recounts some amazing opportunities and discoveries during the COIVD-19 pandemic.

Weill Cornell’s Rulla Tamimi On...

Rulla Tamimi, Sc.D, is a Komen-funded researcher who is studying the importance of diet in breast cancer risk.