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Susan G. Komen’s Long Battle Inspires Breast Cancer Cause
Susan Goodman Komen, diagnosed with breast cancer in 1977, endured multiple treatments before her death in 1980. Her sister Nancy Brinker founded the Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation in 1982, now Susan G. Komen for the Cure, funding global research and promoting self screening and mammograms. The organization has invested hundreds of millions in research and awareness efforts worldwide.
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