# Susan G. Komen

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## TL;DR

Susan G. Komen is the best-known breast cancer charity, founded in 1982. It has granted more than $1 billion for research, including early support for HER2-directed therapy, runs a helpline and treatment assistance programme, and holds ShareForCures, a patient-consented registry that shares data for metastatic breast cancer research.

## Summary

Founded 1982. Beyond awareness (the pink ribbon), Komen funds research including early support for HER2-directed therapy and metastatic breast cancer studies, runs the Breast Care Helpline and Treatment Assistance Program, the Komen Tissue Bank at IU Simon (normal breast tissue), ShareForCures (patient-consented data and biospecimens), and advocates on stage IV disease, disparities (Stand for H.E.R. for Black women) and coverage of diagnostic imaging. Other key groups: Breast Cancer Research Foundation (research funding), Living Beyond Breast Cancer, METAvivor (metastatic research), Young Survival Coalition.

## Fields

- Kind: Collection
- Last checked: 2026-09-08
- Tags: gap-fill; patient-org
- URL: https://www.komen.org/
- Holds: Breast cancer patient helpline and financial assistance, ShareForCures patient-powered research registry, research grants (>$1 billion to date), the Komen Tissue Bank, and policy advocacy on screening and treatment access.
- Licence: Copyright Komen

## Sources

- Susan G. Komen: https://www.komen.org/
- Breast Cancer Research Foundation: https://www.bcrf.org/
- METAvivor: https://www.metavivor.org/

## Connected records

- cancers: [HER2-positive breast cancer](https://onco.cc/cancers/breast-her2-positive/), [HR-positive / HER2-negative breast cancer](https://onco.cc/cancers/breast-hr-positive/), [Triple-negative breast cancer (TNBC)](https://onco.cc/cancers/tnbc/)
- technologies: [Mammography & tomosynthesis](https://onco.cc/technologies/mammography/)
- targets: [BRCA1 / BRCA2 (HRD)](https://onco.cc/targets/brca/)
- collections: [Living Beyond Breast Cancer](https://onco.cc/collections/src-lbbc/)
- terms: [Cancer health disparities and equity](https://onco.cc/terms/cancer-health-disparities/)
- people: [Nancy Brinker](https://onco.cc/people/nancy-brinker/)

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