Wednesday, April 7, 2010 as of 11:14 AM ET
Susan G. Komen for the Cure, formerly known as The Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation, often referred to as simply Komen, is the most widely known, largest and best-funded breast cancer organization in the United States.
Read More at Wikipedia ›For years, Katie Sanchez participated in her local Susan G.
Komen Race for the Cure, raising money annually to honor her aunt, cousin and a male friend — all breast cancer survivors.But when her local race rolls around this fall, she won't be there. She already donated her entry fee to Planned Parenthood."Pretty much everyone I walk with has decided to do something else," she said.Sanchez and many other Komen supporters have abandoned the nation's largest breast-cancer charity since news emerged in late January that it had decided to stop making grants to Planned Parenthood for breast cancer-screening. Komen soon reversed that move following a three-day onslaught of criticism.Organizers of individual Race for the Cure events — 5K runs and walks that account for most of the charity's fundraising — have seen participation decline by as much as 30 percent. Most also saw their fundraising numbers go down, although a couple of races brought in more money.Race organizers acknowledge the effe...The Susan G. Komen for the Cure breast-cancer charity on Friday abandoned plans to deny funding to Planned Parenthood. The startling decision came after three days o...
A high-ranking official in the Susan G. Komen for the Cure breast-cancer charity quit Tuesday, offering a defiant letter of resignation detailing the organization's ...
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WASHINGTON (AP) — Mothers Against Drunk Driving has named a top official with the breast-cancer charity Susan G. Komen for the Cure its new chief executive officer.M...
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Apologizes for 'recent decisions' and promises to fund existing grants
As the Susan G. Komen for the Cure foundation faces accusations that it split with Planned Parenthood over political pressure, at least a couple pro-life groups are ...
Funding decision causes national furor
The Susan G. Komen for the Cure Foundation, a leading charity for breast cancer, announced Tuesday that it is ceasing its partnership with Planned Parenthood in prev...
The Susan G. Komen for the Cure Foundation, a leading charity for breast cancer, announced Tuesday that it is ceasing its partnership with Planned Parenthood in prev...
Susan G. Komen for the Cure announced Friday it was reversing its decision to end grants to Planned Parenthood , after facing mounting pressure from pro-choice lawma...
For leaders of the nation's pre-eminent breast-cancer charity, it was a firestorm they didn't see coming — and couldn't withstand.Susan G. Komen for the Cure on Frid...
The nation's leading breast-cancer charity, Susan G. Komen for the Cure, is halting its partnerships with Planned Parenthood affiliates — creating a bitter rift, lin...
Supporters are rallying around Planned Parenthood after renowned breast cancer charity Susan G. Komen for the Cure decided to cut breast screening grants to the repr...
22nd annual event fills the streets of Philadelphia
The renowned breast cancer charity Susan G. Komen for the Cure faced an escalating backlash Thursday over its decision to cut breast screening grants to Planned Pare...
Planned Parenthood said Wednesday that it received more than $400,000 from 6,000 donors in the 24 hours after news broke that its affiliates would be losing grants f...
When Dorothy Twinney first saw a Race for the Cure walk for breast cancer — "a sea of pink" traveling through her hometown of Plymouth, Mich. — she was so moved she ...
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