Iowa
Our mission is to save lives by meeting the most critical needs of our communities and investing in breakthrough research to prevent and cure breast cancer.
Iowa
Our mission is to save lives by meeting the most critical needs of our communities and investing in breakthrough research to prevent and cure breast cancer.
Need Help?
Call our breast care helpline to assist with finding local screening and diagnostic facilities or clinical research trials, requesting financial assistance, or other questions or care needs.
Get Involved
Help us reach our vision of a world without breast cancer by getting involved in our local community.
Walk Where You Are
Susan G. Komen MORE THAN PINK Walk 2023
Saturday, October 28, 2023
Join us as we share stories, remember those we’ve lost, and support those looking for the strength to move forward. Together, we can support one another and raise money to end breast cancer forever.
You have the power to change lives. Join Us
Register Today!
Share Your Story
Breast Cancer Moments
Sharing our stories helps us draw strength from one another. We invite you to share your own story to inspire, comfort, and support others.
Share Your Story
Start an Impact Fundraiser
Collect Donations and Help Save Lives!
YOU can make a BIG IMPACT in the fight against breast cancer! Komen has the tools you need to start your own individual or group fundraiser – or great ideas to share if you’re not sure where to start! Everything you need to set up customized fundraising webpage(s), connect to Facebook, utilize email & social media templates, engage your donors, and more.
Create a Fundraiser
Tour de Komen Registration is Open
Registration is open for the only Susan G. Komen cycling event in the Midwest – Tour de Komen.
Don’t miss the opportunity to claim your spot on the 100-mile Tour de Komen route and ride alongside 100 cyclists in the fight against breast cancer.
Join us Sept. 23, 2023, and make a difference.
Learn More
Get Involved as an Advocate
Being an advocate for breast cancer awareness and research funding is one of the best ways you can make a difference.
Only through government action can we make the broad, systemic and lasting change we need to help us achieve our goal of reducing the current number of breast cancer deaths in the U.S. By mobilizing our communities to take action, we can ensure the voice and needs of those with breast cancer and their loved ones are heard by policymakers and government regulators.
Learn more about becoming an advocateLocal Events
Join the fight to end breast cancer by attending an event in Iowa!
Questions? Contact Us
Volunteer with Us
When you volunteer with Susan G. Komen, you’re helping to save the lives of people in your community – and around the world. Join us as we work to create a world without breast cancer. We value all our volunteers who assist in Komen events, delivering our mission, sharing our advocacy, and more.
Latest News & Information
Mayra’s Story: I’m Alive, I’m Here, I’m Living
Mayra was 34 when she learned she had stage 2 invasive ductal carcinoma in her left breast and had a mastectomy. Ten months later, tests showed she had the same type of cancer in her right breast. She underwent another mastectomy and is now on hormone therapy. “You need to embrace what is happening to you, and I found that finding others in the same situation is important so you don’t feel alone,” she said.
The post Mayra’s Story: I’m Alive, I’m Here, I’m Living appeared first on Susan G. Komen®.
Statement on Passage of Diagnostic Imaging Legislation in Minnesota
Susan G. Komen thanked lawmakers in Minnesota and Gov. Tim Walz for signing into law legislation that eliminates out-of-pocket expenses for diagnostic and supplemental breast imaging.
The post Statement on Passage of Diagnostic Imaging Legislation in Minnesota appeared first on Susan G. Komen®.
Iowa
Contact Us
Susan G. Komen Iowa
State Executive Director, Iowa and Nebraska: Jennifer Redmond
Email: jredmond@komen.org
Phone: 402-251-5355