Rally for the Cure® is proud to have contributed over $65 million and counting to Susan G. Komen and the fight against breast cancer.
Thanks to support from Rally, Susan G. Komen:
- Invested $75 million in 2011 research grants, adding to the more than $610 million Komen has invested in research
funding globally over the past 30 years. - Funded targeted education, screening and treatment initiatives in more than 18,000 communities across the country.
- Funded more than 600,000 breast screenings – clinical exams as well as mammograms.
- Paid for financial, emotional and social programs assisting over 100,000 women and men.
Your support of Rally is making a significant difference for millions of women facing breast cancer in your communities and around the world.
The Rally program has been in existence for over fifteen years. Since 1996, we have enlisted over 35,000 Ambassadors to champion our cause in their community recruiting two million people to support the fight against breast cancer.
To honor the time, dedication and support we have received from our supporters over the years, Rally has established The Champions List. The Champions List is comprised of Rally Ambassadors, groups and individuals who have dedicated a tremendous amount of time, energy and passion to spreading breast cancer awareness though the Rally program for a minimum of fifteen years.
As a tribute to these champions, Rally has funded a Susan G. Komen Research Grant on their behalf. The grant entitled "The Role of Estrogen in Breast Cancer Gene Amplification," is a three-year study led by Dr. Susan Gerbi of Brown University. The study aims to understand how estrogen may amplify genes, with the hope that this research could ultimately lead to the development of new cancer therapies that stop this process and the subsequent formation of tumors.
View the 2011/2012 Champions List
Learn more about the Champions Grant
