The Beginning of the Komen Race
In 1983, Nancy Brinker created and organized the first Susan G. Komen Race for the
Cure® in Dallas, Texas, with 800 participants. Today, the Komen Race
for the Cure series is the largest 5K series in the world. There are more than 100
Races with well over one million participants each year.
Funds raised at Komen Race for the Cure events help to support community outreach
programs in 18,000 communities. Up to 75 percent of the net income from each Race
stays in the local community to fund breast health education and breast cancer screening
and treatment projects. The remaining 25 percent supports the Komen Award and Research
Grant Program, funding groundbreaking breast cancer research, meritorious awards
and educational and scientific conferences around the world.
A significant number of people who participate in the Race do so because of a personal
connection with the disease, either through their own diagnosis or in support or
honor of a friend or a loved one. But because breast cancer knows no age, gender,
social or geographic boundaries, we must all learn what we can do to protect ourselves.
When Breast cancer is found
while still confined to the Breast, The five-year
survival rate is more than 95 percent.
Test your breast health knowledge today by taking our breast health
quiz.
About I AM THE CURE.®
I AM THE CURE.® is a breast health program from the Susan G. Komen
Race for the Cure that teaches people simple steps they need to know to take charge
of their breast health. It speaks to the importance of early detection and provides
simple, action-oriented chants that Race participants can take home and put into
action. These chants, and the simple steps that lead to early detection, will come
to life as more than a million Komen Race for the Cure participants make I AM THE
CURE.® their rallying cry on Race day. Go to the
Chant Creator.
Breast Cancer Risk Matrix
This table lists the known risk factors for breast cancer and their relative risks.
A relative risk indicates how much higher the risk of breast cancer is in people
who have a particular factor compared to people who don't. Take a look.