Abstract ADV22: Susan G. Komen story map.

Abstract The Susan G. Komen Foundation began as a promise between two sisters to end breast cancer forever. Susan Goodman Komen was diagnosed with breast cancer at the age of 33 and died three years later. Ms. Komen's younger sister, Nancy Goodman Brinker, created the foundation in 1982. The Komen Puget Sound Affiliate was founded in 1993 to forward the mission of our national organization - to save lives and end breast cancer forever by empowering people, ensuring quality of care for all and energizing science to find the cures. Since its inception, the Komen Puget Sound Affiliate has invested nearly $23 million in local nonprofit, tribal and government agencies that provide breast health and breast cancer services to medically underserved residents of our 16-county service area (Service Area). The Puget Sound affiliate as a community that identify disparities, gaps in service and barriers to care that prevent women who live in our community from accessing, early detecting and surviving breast cancer. Citation Format: Rebecca Seago-Coyle. Susan G. Komen story map. [abstract]. In: Proceedings of the 104th Annual Meeting of the American Association for Cancer Research; 2013 Apr 6-10; Washington, DC. Philadelphia (PA): AACR; Cancer Res 2013;73(8 Suppl):Abstract nr ADV22. doi:10.1158/1538-7445.AM2013-ADV22