Race for the Cure®

The Susan G. Komen Race for the Cure® Series raises significant funds and awareness for the fight against breast cancer, celebrating breast cancer survivorship and honoring those who have lost their battle with the disease. With funds raised by the Komen Race for the Cure® Series, Komen with its Affiliate Network is able to fund breast cancer research grants, meritorious awards and educational, scientific and community outreach programs around the world. Since its origination in Dallas in 1983, the Komen for the Cure® Series has grown from one local Race with 800 participants to a series of more than 100 Races with more than one million people expected to participate.

The Los Angeles County Affiliate has raised over $6 million to fund breast cancer programs and research in the last 11 years, which have gone to provide the medically underserved and uninsured populations in Los Angeles County with screening, diagnostic tests and treatments for breast cancer.  This upcoming year, on Sunday March 15, 2009, we invite you to be a part of the Los Angeles County 12th Annual Komen Race for the Cure® and help us all become one step closer to living in a world without breast cancer.