North Carolina
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.
North Carolina
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.
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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.
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Help us reach our vision of a world without breast cancer by getting involved in our local community.
Susan G. Komen Charlotte
MORE THAN PINK WALK
Saturday, September 23, 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.
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Metastatic Breast Cancer Collaborative Research Initiative
The Susan G. Komen® Metastatic Breast Cancer (MBC) Collaborative Research Initiative is a first-of-its-kind collaborative effort that is bringing together the best and brightest researchers at Duke Cancer Institute and UNC Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center to find breakthrough discoveries to end metastatic breast cancer. Research will cure this disease. Until then, research will transform MBC from a terminal diagnosis to a chronic disease, giving patients and their families the priceless gift of time.
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Thank You to our 2023 Triangle Race for the Cure Local Sponsors
Help us give a special THANK YOU to our Local Triangle Race for the Cure Sponsors who are making a big impact in our fight against breast cancer. Let’s support the generous organizations and businesses that support our community!
| Duke Cancer Institute | Deutche Bank |
| WRAL | Blue Cross Blue Shield of North Carolina |
| Mix 101.5 | Associates Women’s Healthcare |
| Parexel | Durham Sports Commission |
| UNC Health | Fifth Third Bank |
| Builders Mutual | Triangle Media Partners |
| Research Triangle Park | Fittest Survivors |
Volunteer and Make an Impact
The 2023 Komen Charlotte Race for the Cure is fast approaching, and we are looking for passionate people like you to lend a hand on as we celebrate the strength and resilience of survivors and all people affected by breast cancer.
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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.
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Join the fight to end breast cancer by attending an event in North Carolina!
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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®.
North Carolina
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Susan G. Komen North Carolina
State Executive Director, North & South Carolina: Kimberly Burrows
Email: kburrows@komen.org
Phone: 919-695-9756