About Susan G. Komen

Nancy Brinker promised her dying sister, Susan G. Komen, she would do everything in her power to end breast cancer forever. In 1982, that promise became Susan G. Komen for the Cure and launched the global breast cancer movement. Today, Komen for the Cure is the world's largest grassroots network of breast cancer survivors and activists fighting to save lives, empower people, ensure quality care for all and energize science to find the cures. Thanks to events like the Komen Race for the Cure®, we have invested nearly $1 billion to fulfill our promise, becoming the largest source of nonprofit funds dedicated to the fight against breast cancer in the world. The Komen Race for the Cure® series, the largest series of 5K runs/fitness walks in the world, includes over 100 Races in the U.S. and five international races. This year, over 1 million participants are expected to take part in this signature awareness and fundraising event. A global leader in the fight against breast cancer, Komen for the Cure fulfills its mission through support of innovative breast cancer research grants, merit awards, educational and scientific conferences and community-based outreach programs around the world. Click here for more information about Susan G. Komen for the Cure.

About Barbara Ann Karmanos

The Barbara Ann Karmanos Cancer Institute is named in memory of the Detroit native who married her high school sweetheart, Peter Karmanos, raised three sons, and helped launch a major international business. She died at 46, after an eight-year battle with cancer.

On July 20, 1995, in memory of his late wife, Peter Karmanos made a gift of $15 million to the integrated cancer system formed by Michigan Cancer Foundation, the Meyer L. Prentis Comprehensive Cancer Center of Metropolitan Detroit and the cancer programs of The Detroit Medical Center and Wayne State University. Today, the system is known as the Barbara Ann Karmanos Cancer Institute. It is one of the largest cancer centers in the United States and the only major center named for a woman.

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About the Barbara Ann Karmanos Cancer Institute

Based in midtown Detroit, the Barbara Ann Karmanos Cancer Institute is committed to a future free of cancer. The Institute is one of 39 National Cancer Institute-designated comprehensive cancer centers in the United States. Caring for more than 6,000 new patients annually on a budget of $216 million, and conducting more than 700 cancer-specific scientific investigation programs and clinical trials, the Karmanos Cancer Institute is among the nation's best cancer centers. Through the commitment of 1,000 staff, including nearly 300 faculty members, and supported by thousands of volunteers and financial donors, the Institute strives to prevent, detect and eradicate all forms of cancer. John C. Ruckdeschel, M.D. is the Institute's president and CEO.

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