| Funds raised at Komen Race for the Cure events support a variety of breast cancer research and community-based outreach programs. Up to 75 percent of the net income from each Komen Race event stays in the Race’s host community to fund local programs offering breast health education and breast cancer screening and treatment. A minimum of 25 percent of the net income supports Komen for the Cure’s national Grants Program, which funds groundbreaking breast cancer research to find the causes and cures for the disease.
In addition to raising funds, the Komen Race for the Cure Series is committed to educating the public about early detection of breast cancer, the strongest method of surviving this life-threatening disease. The five-year survival rate in the U.S. is now 98 percent when the disease is discovered while still confined to the breast. Through the I AM THE CURE™ educational program, the Race Series emphasizes the importance of breast health awareness which includes positive habits such as annual screening mammography, clinical breast exams and monthly breast self-examinations. |
