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National Spotlight
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Affiliate Spotlight
Affiliate Spotlight
Did You Know?
- 1 in 8 women will be diagnosed with breast cancer in their lifetime.
- One woman is diagnosed with breast cancer every three minutes, and one woman will die of breast cancer every 13 minutes in the U.S.
- In Minnesota, an estimated 3,330 new cases of invasive breast cancer were diagnosed among women in 2010, and 610 women died of the disease.
- In the U.S., an estimated 207,090 new cases occurred in 2010, and more than 40,000 women died of breast cancer.
Making an Impact in Your Community
- Since 1998, Komen has awarded more than $12.4 million in research grants in Minnesota to Mayo Clinic and Foundation, University of Minnesota at Duluth and University of Minnesota at Twin Cities.
- The Komen Minnesota Affiliate invested $1.8 million in their local communities last year for early detection and treatment of breast cancer, breast health education and outreach. Nationwide, Komen Affiliates invested a total of $130 million in their local communities.
- Komen awarded $59 million in research grants to 65 institutions in 2010, adding to the nearly $500 million in breast cancer research it has funded globally over the last three decades.
- Komen is a leader in providing access to breast cancer screening. In 2010, Komen community grants funded over 700,000 screenings, including 351,000 mammograms and 275,000 clinical breast exams – as well as 90,000 diagnostic tests. About 5,000 women were diagnosed with breast cancer through a Komen community grant.
- Komen Affiliates are working tirelessly to preserve state screening programs across the country so that access to potentially life-saving screening and Medicaid-funded treatment is protected during these tough economic times. Affiliates are also working to ensure access to oral chemotherapy, patient navigation and clinical trials.
- Komen Affiliates helped fund 511 National Breast and Cervical Cancer Early Detection Programs (NBCCEDP) last year — which provide breast cancer screenings to low-income, uninsured and underserved women — totaling more than $30 million.
Komen Minnesota Affiliate
The Komen Minnesota Affiliate serves the entire state.
Susan G. Komen Twin Cities Race for the Cure®: May 13, 2012
Mall of America, Bloomington
Susan G. Komen Brainerd Lakes Race for the Cure®: June 30, 2012
Forestview Middle School, Baxter
Phone: 952-746-1760 Website: www.komenminnesota.org
