Dr. Barbara Segarra-Vazquez, DHSc, is a Komen Scholar and Chair of the Komen Advocates in Science, as well as a faculty member at the University of Puerto Rico. She is also a two-time breast cancer survivor. She has been married for 35 years and has two sons.

When Serena Holtz told her son she had been diagnosed with metastatic breast cancer (MBC), she made it clear she never wanted to hear the words that someone had “lost their battle with breast cancer.”

Piper Vaughn credits pickleball to saving her life. She picked up a paddle and began playing with a friend in July of 2021, and it was at the pickleball court where she met her boyfriend, Shaun. And it was Shaun who was the first to notice a lump in Piper’s right breast. “At first, I […]

Kim Jagd has always been an athlete, from playing tennis, basketball and softball as a preteen to earning a college scholarship to play volleyball at the University of California at Los Angeles. In the spring of 2006, while recovering from shoulder surgery, Kim, who was 42 at the time, felt something strange. 

Susan G. Komen’s 100 Mile Cycle Challenge gives people an opportunity to provide hope and help to families whose lives have been turned upside down because of breast cancer – families like Fernando’s. In August, Fernando clipped into his cycling shoes and pledged to ride 100 miles as a way to honor his mother, Patricia, while also raising funds for Komen. 

Carlene Thomas King was diagnosed with stage 2 breast cancer in 2007. A real estate broker by trade, her experiences with breast cancer led her to an additional career, helping people with breast cancer. 

Shaun Adkins was diagnosed with stage 2 breast cancer when she was 44 years old. Before she was born, her grandmother passed away from the same disease.

In 2020, Domenica Lagunas underwent treatment for stage 2 triple negative breast cancer. She works out and undergoes regular wellness appointments, including annual mammograms. When she learned she had breast cancer, it came as a shock.  

Breast cancer has been a part of Elise Harris’ life for decades. Her mother and grandmother each passed away from the disease when they were in their 40s. Elise is a three-time breast cancer survivor.

Cherie Hodges was diagnosed with breast cancer in 2022, the same type her mother had in the 1980s.

Shortly after Chelse Mcwilliams turned 28, in June 2020, she learned she had breast cancer.