Preventing Breast Cancer the Focus of 2009-2010 Susan G. Komen for the Cure Promise Grants

“Komen’s mission has always been to find cures for breast cancer, which to this point has involved hundreds of millions of dollars and three decades of research into understanding the disease and developing treatments that are saving lives,” said Diana Rowden, vice president of Health Sciences. “It’s absolutely critical for us to work on strategies to prevent breast cancer entirely, or at least pinpoint the environmental and lifestyle issues that may contribute to breast cancer. We know this research will get us closer.”