History & Politics

Nancy Brinker and the The Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation (now named Susan G. Komen for the Cure®) have played a vital role in women’s health and public policy. This page provides excerpts from leading books and articles about key moments in the foundation’s 30-year history.

• The Promise

• The Race for the Cure

• High Society

• Komen’s Corporate Purse

• Komen’s New Logo

• Pulling Out of the National Breast Cancer Coalition